Research on motion characteristics for UAV ground maneuvers

A model of tricycle-undercarriage unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ground maneuvers with elastic tires was established, by the detailed analysis of the force acting on the UAV during ground maneuvers. With consideration of every situation that would happen to the UAV, the model could describe the process of the UAV ground maneuvers exactly. The simulation model was based on a series of parameters of a real UAV and the constraints was put forward by analyzing some parameters of simulation result that would affect the ground maneuvers of the UAV. Available range was given and the result of ground maneuvers was satisfied by applying the available range to the experiment.