This article describes a control strategy to bridge the autonomous transition between level and hovering flight of a fixed-wing mini-aerial vehicle. These autonomous transitions, combined with the level-flight and hovering modes, would permit dangerous missions like reconnaissance in hostile or restricted areas. Then, there are four flight modes during a mission : the level-flight, the level-flight to hovering (L2H), the hovering, and the hovering to level-flight (H2L). The model structures for both level-flight and hovering modes are based on the linearization of a six-degree-of-freedom rigid body model of a fixed-wing mini-aerial vehicle. Controllers for both main flying modes are presented. The L2H mode is managed by the level-flight controller, whereas the H2L is managed by the hovering controller. A systematic approach based on a logic-based switching supervisor is developed to manage the transition between modes. Experimental results of a mini-aerial vehicle testbed which uses the switching supervisor are presented.


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    Title :

    Transitions Between Level Flight and Hovering for a Fixed-Wing Mini Aerial Vehicle


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    Publication date :

    2010


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 16 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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