Autonomous Close Formation Flight Control with Fixed Wing and Quadrotor Test Beds
Autonomous formation flight is a key approach for reducing energy cost and managing traffic in future high density airspace. The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has allowed low-budget and low-risk validation of autonomous formation flight concepts. This paper discusses the implementation and...
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| author | Caleb Rice Yu Gu Haiyang Chao Trenton Larrabee Srikanth Gururajan Marcello Napolitano Tanmay Mandal Matthew Rhudy |
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| description | Autonomous formation flight is a key approach for reducing energy cost and managing traffic in future high density airspace. The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has allowed low-budget and low-risk validation of autonomous formation flight concepts. This paper discusses the implementation and flight testing of nonlinear dynamic inversion (NLDI) controllers for close formation flight (CFF) using two distinct UAV platforms: a set of fixed wing aircraft named “Phastball” and a set of quadrotors named “NEO.” Experimental results show that autonomous CFF with approximately 5-wingspan separation is achievable with a pair of low-cost unmanned Phastball research aircraft. Simulations of the quadrotor flight also validate the design of the NLDI controller for the NEO quadrotors. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d538436bacbb4ecd93851d8fb52d05da2025-02-03T01:02:25ZengWileyInternational Journal of Aerospace Engineering1687-59661687-59742016-01-01201610.1155/2016/95176549517654Autonomous Close Formation Flight Control with Fixed Wing and Quadrotor Test BedsCaleb Rice0Yu Gu1Haiyang Chao2Trenton Larrabee3Srikanth Gururajan4Marcello Napolitano5Tanmay Mandal6Matthew Rhudy7Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), West Virginia University (WVU), P.O. Box 6106, Morgantown, WV 26506, USAMAE Department, WVU, Morgantown, WV 26505, USAAerospace Engineering Department, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USAMAE Department, WVU, Morgantown, WV 26505, USAMAE Department, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103, USAMAE Department, WVU, Morgantown, WV 26505, USAMAE Department, WVU, Morgantown, WV 26505, USADivision of Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, Reading, 220 Gaige Building, Reading, PA 19610, USAAutonomous formation flight is a key approach for reducing energy cost and managing traffic in future high density airspace. The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has allowed low-budget and low-risk validation of autonomous formation flight concepts. This paper discusses the implementation and flight testing of nonlinear dynamic inversion (NLDI) controllers for close formation flight (CFF) using two distinct UAV platforms: a set of fixed wing aircraft named “Phastball” and a set of quadrotors named “NEO.” Experimental results show that autonomous CFF with approximately 5-wingspan separation is achievable with a pair of low-cost unmanned Phastball research aircraft. Simulations of the quadrotor flight also validate the design of the NLDI controller for the NEO quadrotors.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9517654 |
| spellingShingle | Caleb Rice Yu Gu Haiyang Chao Trenton Larrabee Srikanth Gururajan Marcello Napolitano Tanmay Mandal Matthew Rhudy Autonomous Close Formation Flight Control with Fixed Wing and Quadrotor Test Beds International Journal of Aerospace Engineering |
| title | Autonomous Close Formation Flight Control with Fixed Wing and Quadrotor Test Beds |
| title_full | Autonomous Close Formation Flight Control with Fixed Wing and Quadrotor Test Beds |
| title_fullStr | Autonomous Close Formation Flight Control with Fixed Wing and Quadrotor Test Beds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Autonomous Close Formation Flight Control with Fixed Wing and Quadrotor Test Beds |
| title_short | Autonomous Close Formation Flight Control with Fixed Wing and Quadrotor Test Beds |
| title_sort | autonomous close formation flight control with fixed wing and quadrotor test beds |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9517654 |
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