Comprehensive Nonlinear Modeling of a Miniature Unmanned Helicopter

作者:Cai Guowei*; Chen Ben M; Lee Tong H; Lum Kai Yew
来源:Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 2012, 57(1): 012004.
DOI:10.4050/JAHS.57.012004

摘要

A nonlinear flight dynamics model that can be adopted by small-scale unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) helicopters is presented. To minimize structural complexity, the proposed nonlinear model contains only four essential components, i.e., kinematics, rigid-body dynamics, main rotor flapping dynamics, and yaw rate feedback controller dynamics. A five-step parameter determination procedure is proposed to estimate the unknown parameters of the flight dynamics model. Based on the time-domain evaluations conducted, the nonlinear model is proven to be accurate in capturing the flight dynamics of our UAV helicopter platform over a wide envelope.

  • 出版日期2012-1