Position Tracking Control of Tailsitter VTOL UAV With Bounded Thrust-Vectoring Propulsion System

Hybrid Propulsion System Design of a VTOL Tailsitter UAV

Tailsitter UAVs with their combined vertical take off and landing (VTOL) and fixed-wing aircraft with full flightspeed regime capability provides a distinct alternative to rotary-wing and ducted fan UAVs (OAVs). ITU-BYU Tailsitter concept aims to obtain the energy efficient regimes across the VTOL and the cruising flight regimes. This paper describes the hybrid propulsion system design approach...

Geometric tracking control of thrust vectoring UAVs

In this paper a geometric approach to the trajectory tracking control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles with thrust vectoring capabilities is proposed. The control design is suitable for aerial systems that allow to effectively decouple position and orientation tracking tasks. The control problem is developed within the framework of geometric control theory on the group of rigid displacements SE (3),...

Integrated flight/thrust vectoring control for jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicles with ACHEON propulsion

Thrust Vectoring and Control of an Unstable System

The Flight Control System of the Hovereye® VTOL UAV

This overview paper covers the flight control system of Bertin Technologies’ Hovereye ® mini vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) UAV, including development, verification in simulation and flight test results. Hovereye ® is a demonstrator of a short range reconnaissance platform in support of army units engaged in urban combat, such as in peace-keeping missions, with an electro-optic day or nigh...