Transition nonlinear blended aerodynamic modeling and anti-harmonic disturbance robust control of fixed-wing tiltrotor UAV

J Liao, H Bang - Drones, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study proposed a novel nonlinear blended aerodynamic model for the tiltrotor
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during the transition phase to handle the high angle-of …

[PDF][PDF] Model Predictive Control on a Fully-actuated Octocopter for Wind Disturbance Rejection

C Probine, D Yang, KA Stol, N Kay - International Micro Aerial Vehicle …, 2023 - imavs.org
Physical interaction with the outdoors is a key application of UAVs. However, in these
situations aircraft must compensate for external disturbances such as wind. Fully-actuated …

[PDF][PDF] Performance Comparisons on Fully-Actuated Multirotors with Different Actuation Modes

C Probine, KA Stol - imavs.org
For the interaction of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) with the environment, their ability to
station-keep is critical. In conventional station keeping, a UAV will change attitude to …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of Aerodynamic Summation on Multirotor UAV Hover Performance Estimates

NJ Kay, PJ Richards, KA Stol, RD Buchanan… - imavs.org
Aerodynamic forces are important for the development of multirotor Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles, both in selecting hardware and designing controllers. In absence of aerodynamic …