Design and applications of an avionics system for a miniature acrobatic helicopter

Author

Gue, Spra ; Gavrilets, V. ; Dugai, D. ; Mettler, B. ; Feron, E. ; Martinos, I.

Author_Institution

MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

14-18 Oct 2001

Abstract

This paper describes the avionics developed for a miniature acrobatic helicopter and the applications for such a system. The avionics system is designed to safely achieve a robust, high-bandwidth feedback control system while meeting physical specifications. The system that is currently implemented has provided an efficient platform for testing new closed-loop controllers and has yielded critical flight data used for developing simple models of small-scale helicopter dynamics. The helicopter has already demonstrated successful flight under a body-axis velocity/heading rate-tracking controller

Keywords

aerospace computing; aircraft control; aircraft navigation; avionics; closed loop systems; data acquisition; feedback; helicopters; state estimation; avionics system; body-axis velocity controller; closed-loop controllers; heading rate-tracking controller; high-bandwidth feedback control system; highly maneuverable unmanned vehicles; miniature acrobatic helicopter; physical specifications; robust control system; small-scale helicopter dynamics; Aerospace electronics; Automatic control; Control systems; Data acquisition; Helicopters; Instruments; Optical wavelength conversion; Packaging; Remotely operated vehicles; Vehicle dynamics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems, 2001. DASC. 20th Conference

Conference_Location

Daytona Beach, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7034-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.2001.963353

Filename

963353