DocumentCode
1999429
Title
Control of rotor speed for a model helicopter: a design cycle
Author
Van Nieuwstadt, Michiel ; Morris, John C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mech. Eng., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Volume
1
fYear
1995
fDate
21-23 Jun 1995
Firstpage
688
Abstract
In rotary wing aircraft it is desirable to hold the rotor speed constant, since varying rotor speed causes nonlinearities that complicate identification and control. In this paper we discuss the design of a tachometer to measure the rotor speed of a model helicopter. We then identify a SISO model and synthesize and implement a control law that regulates the rotor speed. We compare different control laws and highlight the problems resulting from an essentially discrete valued measurement
Keywords
H∞ control; aircraft control; control nonlinearities; control system synthesis; helicopters; identification; tachometers; velocity control; SISO model; identification; model helicopter; nonlinearities; rotor speed control; tachometer; Aerospace control; Aircraft; Blades; Ear; Helicopters; Infrared sensors; Postal services; Shafts; Tail; Velocity measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
American Control Conference, Proceedings of the 1995
Conference_Location
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2445-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ACC.1995.529338
Filename
529338
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