Automatic flight control requirements for transition flight phases when converting long endurance fixed wing UAV to VTOL aircraft

This paper reviews the 2 most critical flight phases for a Long Endurance Engine Powered Fixed-Wing Hybrid UAV - the transition from hover to forward flight and visa-versa. These phases of flight are necessary as the consequences of replacing the unsuitable horizontal take-off and landing ability wi...

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Main Authors: Zaludin, Zairil Azhar, Gires, Ezanee
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78145/
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description This paper reviews the 2 most critical flight phases for a Long Endurance Engine Powered Fixed-Wing Hybrid UAV - the transition from hover to forward flight and visa-versa. These phases of flight are necessary as the consequences of replacing the unsuitable horizontal take-off and landing ability with the more convenient vertical take-off and landing capability. After a brief description on the flight profile and a proposal for the hybrid configuration, the paper suggests 3 strategies to enable the hybrid fixed-wing UAV to transition from hover to forward flight and 1 strategy to transition from forward flight to hover. These strategies present themselves as part of the fundamental requirements for the onboard automatic flight control system responsible to regulate these 2 flight phases.
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spelling upm-781452020-06-15T06:54:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78145/ Automatic flight control requirements for transition flight phases when converting long endurance fixed wing UAV to VTOL aircraft Zaludin, Zairil Azhar Gires, Ezanee This paper reviews the 2 most critical flight phases for a Long Endurance Engine Powered Fixed-Wing Hybrid UAV - the transition from hover to forward flight and visa-versa. These phases of flight are necessary as the consequences of replacing the unsuitable horizontal take-off and landing ability with the more convenient vertical take-off and landing capability. After a brief description on the flight profile and a proposal for the hybrid configuration, the paper suggests 3 strategies to enable the hybrid fixed-wing UAV to transition from hover to forward flight and 1 strategy to transition from forward flight to hover. These strategies present themselves as part of the fundamental requirements for the onboard automatic flight control system responsible to regulate these 2 flight phases. IEEE 2019 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78145/1/Automatic%20flight%20control%20requirements%20for%20transition%20flight%20phases%20when%20converting%20long%20endurance%20fixed%20wing%20UAV%20to%20VTOL%20aircraft.pdf Zaludin, Zairil Azhar and Gires, Ezanee (2019) Automatic flight control requirements for transition flight phases when converting long endurance fixed wing UAV to VTOL aircraft. In: 2019 IEEE International Conference on Automatic Control and Intelligent Systems (I2CACIS 2019), 29 June 2019, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. (pp. 273-278). 10.1109/I2CACIS.2019.8825042
spellingShingle Zaludin, Zairil Azhar
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Automatic flight control requirements for transition flight phases when converting long endurance fixed wing UAV to VTOL aircraft
title Automatic flight control requirements for transition flight phases when converting long endurance fixed wing UAV to VTOL aircraft
title_full Automatic flight control requirements for transition flight phases when converting long endurance fixed wing UAV to VTOL aircraft
title_fullStr Automatic flight control requirements for transition flight phases when converting long endurance fixed wing UAV to VTOL aircraft
title_full_unstemmed Automatic flight control requirements for transition flight phases when converting long endurance fixed wing UAV to VTOL aircraft
title_short Automatic flight control requirements for transition flight phases when converting long endurance fixed wing UAV to VTOL aircraft
title_sort automatic flight control requirements for transition flight phases when converting long endurance fixed wing uav to vtol aircraft
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