Hammer-head turn flight control of helicopters by using a thrust selection / desired attitude calculation based on a loading trajectory and a threshold

The design method for reference trajectory calculation and flight control system development of the autonomous hammer-head turn maneuver and verification results applied to unmanned helicopters are described. The whole maneuver is divided into four processes. Polynomial of the load factor is formula...

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Main Author: Daigo FUJIWARA
Format: Article
Language:Japanese
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2021-08-01
Series:Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/87/900/87_21-00170/_pdf/-char/en
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description The design method for reference trajectory calculation and flight control system development of the autonomous hammer-head turn maneuver and verification results applied to unmanned helicopters are described. The whole maneuver is divided into four processes. Polynomial of the load factor is formulated by using trigonomeric functions and the given attitude trajectories. Coefficients of the polynomial are calculated by solving simultateous equations which include velocity/load-factor terminal conditions at the beginning and the end of each process. It is introduced in the velocity control law that the reference thrust is selected by looking a value of a reference load factor. This reduces effects to the desired attitude delivered from velocity tracking errors to complete vertical pitch-up motion around the turn process. The results of computational simulations and outdoor flight tests by using the experimental apparatus including a small flybar-less electric helicopter show that the desired maneuver which covers low-to-high speed and load over 2-G is safely achieved by using the proposed methods. On the other hand, velocity tracking performance deteriorates for a while after turn because of priority of pitch up. Rotor-speed drop-down often occurs during climb up against the wind because of lack of motor torque of the experimental helicopter.
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spelling doaj.art-5bd77bccbe074f0f9248e9439a3a72b02022-12-22T04:35:14ZjpnThe Japan Society of Mechanical EngineersNihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu2187-97612021-08-018790021-0017021-0017010.1299/transjsme.21-00170transjsmeHammer-head turn flight control of helicopters by using a thrust selection / desired attitude calculation based on a loading trajectory and a thresholdDaigo FUJIWARA0Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba UniversityThe design method for reference trajectory calculation and flight control system development of the autonomous hammer-head turn maneuver and verification results applied to unmanned helicopters are described. The whole maneuver is divided into four processes. Polynomial of the load factor is formulated by using trigonomeric functions and the given attitude trajectories. Coefficients of the polynomial are calculated by solving simultateous equations which include velocity/load-factor terminal conditions at the beginning and the end of each process. It is introduced in the velocity control law that the reference thrust is selected by looking a value of a reference load factor. This reduces effects to the desired attitude delivered from velocity tracking errors to complete vertical pitch-up motion around the turn process. The results of computational simulations and outdoor flight tests by using the experimental apparatus including a small flybar-less electric helicopter show that the desired maneuver which covers low-to-high speed and load over 2-G is safely achieved by using the proposed methods. On the other hand, velocity tracking performance deteriorates for a while after turn because of priority of pitch up. Rotor-speed drop-down often occurs during climb up against the wind because of lack of motor torque of the experimental helicopter.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/87/900/87_21-00170/_pdf/-char/enhammer-head turnagile maneuveraerobaticstrajectory designflight controlunmanned helicopter
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Hammer-head turn flight control of helicopters by using a thrust selection / desired attitude calculation based on a loading trajectory and a threshold
Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
hammer-head turn
agile maneuver
aerobatics
trajectory design
flight control
unmanned helicopter
title Hammer-head turn flight control of helicopters by using a thrust selection / desired attitude calculation based on a loading trajectory and a threshold
title_full Hammer-head turn flight control of helicopters by using a thrust selection / desired attitude calculation based on a loading trajectory and a threshold
title_fullStr Hammer-head turn flight control of helicopters by using a thrust selection / desired attitude calculation based on a loading trajectory and a threshold
title_full_unstemmed Hammer-head turn flight control of helicopters by using a thrust selection / desired attitude calculation based on a loading trajectory and a threshold
title_short Hammer-head turn flight control of helicopters by using a thrust selection / desired attitude calculation based on a loading trajectory and a threshold
title_sort hammer head turn flight control of helicopters by using a thrust selection desired attitude calculation based on a loading trajectory and a threshold
topic hammer-head turn
agile maneuver
aerobatics
trajectory design
flight control
unmanned helicopter
url https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/87/900/87_21-00170/_pdf/-char/en
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