Motion Equations and Attitude Control in the Vertical Flight of a VTOL Bi-Rotor UAV: Part 2

[EN] This paper gathers the dynamical modeling of an unmanned aircraft and the design and simulation of the control system, allowing it to perform a Vertical Take-Off (VTOL) maneuver, a fixed-wing (FW) flight and a transition between the two configurations using two tilting rotors (Bi-Tilt). These U...

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Autores: Musoles, Jose Luis, Garcia-Nieto, Sergio, Simarro Fernández, Raúl|||0000-0002-7311-2025, Ramos Fernández, César|||0000-0003-1806-2114
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/207937
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/207937
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Tilt rotors
Non-linear dynamics
Simulation
Vertical take-off
Fixed wing
Aerodynamics
INGENIERIA DE SISTEMAS Y AUTOMATICA
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Sumario:[EN] This paper gathers the dynamical modeling of an unmanned aircraft and the design and simulation of the control system, allowing it to perform a Vertical Take-Off (VTOL) maneuver, a fixed-wing (FW) flight and a transition between the two configurations using two tilting rotors (Bi-Tilt). These Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) operating in this configuration are categorized as Hybrid UAVs, for their capability of having a dual flight envelope: flying like a multi-rotor and navigating like a traditional fixed-wing aircraft, allowing the drone to perform complex missions where these two flight configurations are essential. This work exhibits the Bi-Rotor non-linear dynamics, valid for both flight configurations, the design of the control algorithm for stability and navigation, and a simulation of a complete flight mission.