Author/Authors :
CETINSOY, Ertugrul Sabancl University - Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, TURKEY , SIRIMOGLU, Efe Sabancl University - Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, TURKEY , ONER, Kaan Taha Sabancl University - Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, TURKEY , HANCER, Cevdet Sabancl University - Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, TURKEY , UNEL, Mustafa Sabancl University - Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, TURKEY , AKSIT, Mahmut Faruk Sabanc. University - Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, TURKEY , KANDEM, Ilyas Gebze Institute of Technology (GYTE) - Faculty of Engineering, TURKEY , GULEZ, Kayhan Yildiz Technical University (YT N U) - Faculty of Electric and Electronics, TURKEY
Abstract :
In this paper, the mechanical and aerodynamic design, carbon composite production, hierarchical control system design and vertical flight tests of a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which is capable of VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) like a helicopter and long range horizontal flight like an airplane, are presented. Real flight tests show that the aerial vehicle can successfully operate in VTOL mode. Kalman filtering is employed to obtain accurate roll and pitch angle estimations.
Keywords :
UAV , quad tilt , wing , VTOL , IMU , Kalman filter
