Development and application of controller for transition flight of tail-sitter UAV

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 65, Issue 1-4, 2012, Pages 137-152

  Jung, Yeunduk ^a   Shim, David Hyunchul ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dynamic inversion; L 1 adaptive control; Tail sitter; Transition flight

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL; ADAPTIVE CONTROLLERS; CONTROL LAWS; COUPLING EFFECT; CRITICAL COMPONENT; DUCTED FAN; DYNAMIC INVERSION; FLIGHT PROFILES; FLIGHT TESTING; FLIGHT VELOCITY; GAIN SCHEDULING; GAIN SELECTION; GASOLINE ENGINES; LINEAR CONTROLLERS; PATH ANGLES; PID CONTROLLERS; TAIL SITTER; TRACKING PERFORMANCE; TRANSITION CONTROL; TRANSITION FLIGHT; VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; AIRCRAFT CONTROL; ASPECT RATIO; CONTROL THEORY; FIXED WINGS; FLIGHT PATHS; LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; MANEUVERABILITY; THREE TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); UNMANNED VEHICLES;

CONTROLLERS;

EID: 84855463314     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-011-9585-1     Document Type: Article

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