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
fDate :
9/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
