This paper presents the design of a dual controlled (manual as well as autopilot) Deployable Low Cost Outdoor Surveillance system. This model provides situational awareness by obtaining realtime information in outdoor applications. The aircraft is designed to have wingspan of less than 6 feet capable of carrying autopilot system and useful payload. This highly autonomous flight control system h...

The problem considered in this paper involves the design of a vision-based autopilot for small and micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The proposed autopilot is based on an optic flow-based vision system for autonomous localization and scene mapping, and a nonlinear control system for flight control and guidance. This paper focusses on the development of a real-time 3D vision algorithm for e...

in this paper, the problem of finite time stabilization for guidance system is investigated and a novel nonlinear guidance law against maneuvering targets is proposed based on the principles of parallel navigation. the proposed law is developed using two variable structure control techniques. by applying finite time integral sliding mode and combining it with terminal sliding mode, a new guidan...

In this paper we present a centralised flightby-wire system based on μ-synthesis approach to the longitudinal flight motion of our experimental flying wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), P15035 aircraft. The challenge associated with our UAV is related to the fact that all motions of our UAV are controlled by two independently-actuated-ailerons, together with its throttle. The first reason for ...

This paper presents a nonlinear robust control design procedure for a micro air vehicle, which uses the singular value (μ) and μ-synthesis technique. The optimal robust control law that combines parametric and lumped uncertainties of the micro UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) which are realized by serial connection of the Kestrel autopilot and the Gumstix microprocessor. Thus, the robust control f...

In this paper, we compare three different control methodologies for helicopter autopilot design: linear robust multi-variable control, fuzzy logic control with evolutionary tuning, and nonlinear tracking control. The control design is based on nonlinear dynamic equations with a simplified thrust-torque generation model valid for hovering and low velocity flight. We verify the controller perform...

This paper presents a survey of the autopilot systems for small or micro unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The objective is to provide a summary of the current commercial, open source and research autopilot systems for convenience of potential small UAV users. The UAV flight control basics are introduced first. The radio control system and autopilot control system are then explained from both th...