Design and simulation of a UAV controller system with high maneuverability

This paper presents non linear automatic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control simulation with high maneuverability and precise tracking. Major considerations of flight performance and precise tracking have been evaluated with software simulation by aerosonde UAV. The autonomous control system is based on the Aerosonde UAV with control theory previously developed and implemented into aircraft. Major requirements for the high maneuverability are good path following with minimum overshoot, settling time without oscillation and low coupling between high level commands. High maneuverability leads to precise tracking for any kind of application. A MATLAB^reg standard configuration environment and the Aerosim^reg Aeronautical Simulation Block Set are utilized for simulation studies and presented through a Flightgear^reg interface.