Nonlinear control of an aerobatic RC airplane

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2010.

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Main Author: Bialkowski, Joshua John
Other Authors: Emilio Frazzoli.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59662
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spelling mit-1721.1/596622019-04-09T18:17:48Z Nonlinear control of an aerobatic RC airplane Nonlinear control of an aerobatic remote control airplane Bialkowski, Joshua John Emilio Frazzoli. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Aeronautics and Astronautics. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2010. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-94). An automatic flight controller based on the ideas of backstepping is applied to an aerobatic RC airplane. The controller asymptotically tracks a time-parameterized position reference, and depends on an orientation look-up rule to determine the vehicle orientation from a desired acceleration. A coordinated-flight look-up rule compatible with the controller provides a nominal level of capability for traditional flight trajectories. A generalized coordinated look-up rule compatible with the controller provides more advanced capability, including stability for high angle of attack and hovering maneuvers, at the expense of an additional requirement from the reference trajectory. Basic simulation results are used to verify the controller, and a simulation software framework is described which will enable more extensive simulation and provide a platform for the final controller implementation. by Joshua John Bialkowski. S.M. 2010-10-29T18:05:28Z 2010-10-29T18:05:28Z 2010 2010 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59662 668107837 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 94 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Nonlinear control of an aerobatic RC airplane
title Nonlinear control of an aerobatic RC airplane
title_full Nonlinear control of an aerobatic RC airplane
title_fullStr Nonlinear control of an aerobatic RC airplane
title_full_unstemmed Nonlinear control of an aerobatic RC airplane
title_short Nonlinear control of an aerobatic RC airplane
title_sort nonlinear control of an aerobatic rc airplane
topic Aeronautics and Astronautics.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59662
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