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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2017.45.12.1039

Test development of a UAV equipped with a Fly-By-Wireless flight control system  

Oh, Hyung Suk (School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
Kim, Byung Wook (School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
Lee, Si Hun (School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
Nho, Won Ho (School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
Kang, Seung Eun (School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
Ko, Sang Ho (School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.45, no.12, 2017 , pp. 1039-1047 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents a test development of a Fly-By-Wireless flight control system for a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Fly-By-Wireless system (FBWLS) refers to a system that uses a wireless network instead of a wired network to connect sensors and actuators with a flight control computer (FCC), reducing considerable amount of wires. FBWLS enables to design a much lighter aircraft along with decreased maintenance time and cost. In this research we developed a Zigbee-based FWBLS UAV in which sensors (GPS and AHRS) are wirelessly connected via a FCC to aileron and elevator servo motors. In order to see the effect of time delay due to wireless signal on the flight stability of the UAV, several flight tests were conducted. From the tests, it was confirmed that the effect is minor by comparing the flight response of the FBWLS with the corresponding Fly-By-Wire system.
Keywords
Fly-By-Wireless; Networked Control Systems; Autonomous Flight; Flight Control System;
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