TY - GEN
T1 - Modelling and Transition flight control of Vertical Take-Off and Landing unmanned Tri-Tilting Rotor Aerial Vehicle
AU - Hegde, Navya Thirumaleshwar
AU - George, V. I.
AU - Nayak, C. Gurudas
PY - 2019/6
Y1 - 2019/6
N2 - This paper explains the mathematical modelling and flight controller design for autonomous Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) Tri-Tilt rotor hybrid Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). A tri Tilt rotor UAV is a combination of vertical flight performance of a helicopter and forward flight capability of an aircraft. The front two rotors are used to tilt from the horizontal position to the vertical and vice versa, and the third middle rotor is placed in the aft of centerline of fuselage with a lesser angle. UAVs can be classified into two main types, i.e., fixed-wing UAVs and VTOL UAVs. The mathematical model of the Tri Tilt rotor UAV using force and moment equations are derived for vertical take-off to horizontal flight and vice-versa using MATLAB/SIMULINK. The development of self-guided and fully autonomous UAVs would result in reducing the risk to human life. Civil applications include inspection of rescue teams, terrain, coasts, border patrol buildings, police, and pipelines. A Proportional-Derivative control approach is used to stabilize the altitude and attitude of the UAV. The results obtained from the simulation reveals that the proposed controller achieves robust stability, good adaptability and robust performance in the transition corridor.
AB - This paper explains the mathematical modelling and flight controller design for autonomous Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) Tri-Tilt rotor hybrid Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). A tri Tilt rotor UAV is a combination of vertical flight performance of a helicopter and forward flight capability of an aircraft. The front two rotors are used to tilt from the horizontal position to the vertical and vice versa, and the third middle rotor is placed in the aft of centerline of fuselage with a lesser angle. UAVs can be classified into two main types, i.e., fixed-wing UAVs and VTOL UAVs. The mathematical model of the Tri Tilt rotor UAV using force and moment equations are derived for vertical take-off to horizontal flight and vice-versa using MATLAB/SIMULINK. The development of self-guided and fully autonomous UAVs would result in reducing the risk to human life. Civil applications include inspection of rescue teams, terrain, coasts, border patrol buildings, police, and pipelines. A Proportional-Derivative control approach is used to stabilize the altitude and attitude of the UAV. The results obtained from the simulation reveals that the proposed controller achieves robust stability, good adaptability and robust performance in the transition corridor.
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U2 - 10.1109/ICECA.2019.8821804
DO - 10.1109/ICECA.2019.8821804
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Electronics and Communication and Aerospace Technology, ICECA 2019
SP - 590
EP - 594
BT - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Electronics and Communication and Aerospace Technology, ICECA 2019
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 3rd International Conference on Electronics and Communication and Aerospace Technology, ICECA 2019
Y2 - 12 June 2019 through 14 June 2019
ER -