A Comprehensive Design and Experiment of a Biplane Quadrotor Tail-Sitter UAV
Tail-sitter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are promising vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) UAV suitable for multi-missions but the road to the commercialization of tail-sitter UAVs is tortuous. This paper aims to provide a systematic design methodology and present the development process for a no...
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| author | Zheng Qiao Dong Wang Jiahui Xu Xinbiao Pei Wei Su Dong Wang Yue Bai |
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| description | Tail-sitter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are promising vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) UAV suitable for multi-missions but the road to the commercialization of tail-sitter UAVs is tortuous. This paper aims to provide a systematic design methodology and present the development process for a novel biplane quadrotor tail-sitter UAV platform named TW10 to accelerate commercialization of this type of UAV. All the design choices and trade-offs in aerodynamics, structure, avionics, and the control scheme are detailed. A simulation and real flight test results are demonstrated to prove the feasibility of our design methodology. TW10 can carry a 1 kg mission load to achieve more than 2.5 h of flight time. This work serves as a meaningful reference for the promotion of tail-sitter UAVs in practical industrial applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4cf1c156a10b49c6ac726946023798af2023-11-18T01:06:52ZengMDPI AGDrones2504-446X2023-04-017529210.3390/drones7050292A Comprehensive Design and Experiment of a Biplane Quadrotor Tail-Sitter UAVZheng Qiao0Dong Wang1Jiahui Xu2Xinbiao Pei3Wei Su4Dong Wang5Yue Bai6Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, ChinaChangchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, ChinaChangchun Changguang Boxiang UAV Co., Ltd., Changchun 130033, ChinaChangchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, ChinaChangchun Changguang Boxiang UAV Co., Ltd., Changchun 130033, ChinaChina North Vehicle Research Institute, Beijing 100072, ChinaChangchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, ChinaTail-sitter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are promising vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) UAV suitable for multi-missions but the road to the commercialization of tail-sitter UAVs is tortuous. This paper aims to provide a systematic design methodology and present the development process for a novel biplane quadrotor tail-sitter UAV platform named TW10 to accelerate commercialization of this type of UAV. All the design choices and trade-offs in aerodynamics, structure, avionics, and the control scheme are detailed. A simulation and real flight test results are demonstrated to prove the feasibility of our design methodology. TW10 can carry a 1 kg mission load to achieve more than 2.5 h of flight time. This work serves as a meaningful reference for the promotion of tail-sitter UAVs in practical industrial applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/7/5/292UAVVTOLtail-sitterfixed wingdynamic modelingcontroller investigation |
| spellingShingle | Zheng Qiao Dong Wang Jiahui Xu Xinbiao Pei Wei Su Dong Wang Yue Bai A Comprehensive Design and Experiment of a Biplane Quadrotor Tail-Sitter UAV Drones UAV VTOL tail-sitter fixed wing dynamic modeling controller investigation |
| title | A Comprehensive Design and Experiment of a Biplane Quadrotor Tail-Sitter UAV |
| title_full | A Comprehensive Design and Experiment of a Biplane Quadrotor Tail-Sitter UAV |
| title_fullStr | A Comprehensive Design and Experiment of a Biplane Quadrotor Tail-Sitter UAV |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Comprehensive Design and Experiment of a Biplane Quadrotor Tail-Sitter UAV |
| title_short | A Comprehensive Design and Experiment of a Biplane Quadrotor Tail-Sitter UAV |
| title_sort | comprehensive design and experiment of a biplane quadrotor tail sitter uav |
| topic | UAV VTOL tail-sitter fixed wing dynamic modeling controller investigation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/7/5/292 |
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