A bio-inspired flight control strategy for a tail-sitter unmanned aerial vehicle
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DOI: 10.1007/s11432-019-2764-1
Abstract: Wingbeat behavior and intermittent flight path are the two main characteristics of many birds. In this paper, to improve the efficiency of energy use and cruise range, a bio-inspired intermittent flight strategy with a whole… read more here.
Keywords: tail sitter; energy; control; bio inspired ... See more keywords
Nonlinear robust control of tail-sitter aircrafts in flight mode transitions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2018.08.021
Abstract: Abstract In this paper, a nonlinear robust controller is proposed to deal with the flight mode transition control problem of tail-sitter aircrafts. During the mode transitions, the control problem is challenging due to the high… read more here.
Keywords: tail sitter; sitter aircrafts; control; flight mode ... See more keywords
Transition characteristics for a small tail-sitter unmanned aerial vehicle
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cja.2020.12.021
Abstract: Abstract Research on the transition phase of tail-sitter Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is crucial for trajectory planning and performance analysis. This study focuses on the analysis of the transition characteristics and path of a small… read more here.
Keywords: sitter unmanned; tail sitter; unmanned aerial; transition ... See more keywords
Transition Optimization for a VTOL Tail-Sitter UAV
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DOI: 10.1109/tmech.2020.2983255
Abstract: This article focuses on the transition process optimization for a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) tail-sitter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). For VTOL UAVs that can fly with either hover or cruise mode, transition refers to… read more here.
Keywords: vtol tail; optimization; tail sitter; transition optimization ... See more keywords