Title :
Design of an autonomous unmanned aircraft flight path controller
Author :
Albaker, B.M. ; Rahim, N.A.
Author_Institution :
UMPEDAC Res. Centre, Univ. of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract :
This paper presents the design of a flight path controller for an unmanned aircraft. Innovative control technique based on nested Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) loops is introduced in the design. The flight characteristics of the airframe used in the controller development is analyzed using a three degree of freedom point mass equation of motion. Simulation results of flight controller together with aircraft dynamics are demonstrated in order to show and validate the effectiveness of the proposed controller.
Keywords :
aerospace robotics; aircraft; closed loop systems; control system synthesis; path planning; position control; remotely operated vehicles; three-term control; aircraft dynamics; autonomous unmanned aircraft; equation of motion; flight path controller design; innovative control technique; nested proportional-integral-derivative loops; Aerospace control; Aircraft; Aircraft manufacture; Atmospheric modeling; Mathematical model; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Vehicle dynamics; PID control and autonomous flight; Unmanned Aerial Vehicle; flight path controller;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical, Control and Computer Engineering (INECCE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pahang
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-229-5
DOI :
10.1109/INECCE.2011.5953881
