DocumentCode
1528291
Title
Avionics system for aggressive maneuvers
Author
Gavrilets, V. ; Shterenberg, A. ; Martinos, I. ; Sprague, K. ; Dahleh, M.A. ; Feron, E.
Author_Institution
MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Volume
16
Issue
9
fYear
2001
fDate
9/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
38
Lastpage
43
Abstract
An Xcell-60 5 foot rotor diameter hobby helicopter was instrumented to perform autonomous aggressive maneuvers. The avionics system, state estimator design, and vibration isolation are presented. An analysis of helicopter dynamics based on manual flight data is given
Keywords
aircraft computers; aircraft control; closed loop systems; helicopters; military avionics; servomechanisms; state estimation; state feedback; vibration isolation; Xcell-60 hobby helicopter; autonomous aggressive maneuvers; avionics system; closed loop; feedback control system; helicopter dynamics; high-g flight; manual flight data; servos; state estimator design; unmanned helicopter; vibration isolation; Aerospace electronics; Bandwidth; Batteries; Feedback control; Foot; Helicopters; Isolators; State estimation; System testing; Vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0885-8985
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/62.949536
Filename
949536
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