Hardware design and validation of pitching control for micro air vehicles using only pressure information

Micro air vehicles are small, light-weight aircraft that fly at low Reynolds numbers. They are used for information collection, especially in situations that are either hazardous for human or inaccessible for larger aerial vehicles. However, it is challenging for micro air vehicles to achieve stable flight and perform agile maneuvers in complex environments with unsteady flow. In this paper, the design and validation of pitching control for micro air vehicles using only pressure information is discussed.