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Control of Small Scale Rotary Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (R-UAV) Using Backstepping.

  • Kannan, Somasundar;Lian, Bao-Hua;Hwang, Tae-Won;Bang, Hyo-Choong
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.1005-1007
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    • 2005
  • A Nonlinear approach to control of Small Scale Rotary Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (R-UAV) is presented. Using Backstepping, a globally stabilizing control law is derived. We derive backstepping control law for angle of attack and sideslip control. The inherent nonlinear nature of the system are considered here which helps in naturally stabilizing without extensive external effort. Thus, the resulting control law is much simpler than if the feedback linearization had been used.

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Constant Altitude Flight Control for Quadrotor UAVs with Dynamic Feedforward Compensation

  • Razinkova, Anastasia;Kang, Byung-Jun;Cho, Hyun-Chan;Jeon, Hong-Tae
    • International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.26-33
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    • 2014
  • This study addresses the control problem of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during the transition period when the flying mode changes from hovering to translational motion in the horizontal plane. First, we introduce a compensation algorithm that improves height stabilization and reduces altitude drop. The main principle is to incorporate pitch and roll measurements into the feedforward term of the altitude controller to provide a larger thrust force. To further improve altitude control, we propose the fuzzy logic controller that improves system behavior. Simulation results presented in the paper highlight the effectiveness of the proposed controllers.

Localization Development of Rotor Blade for Smart Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (스마트무인기 로터 블레이드 국산화 개발)

  • Lee, Myeonk-Kyu
    • Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.11-19
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    • 2011
  • A localization development of Composite rotor blade for Smart Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(SUAV) has been conducted. Overall localization development encompassed selection of domestic composite material having similar properties to that of original one at its best, coupon tests for data base of new material properties, re-calculation of blade sectional properties, and validation of structural/dynamic design requirements such as isolation of rotor natural frequency from excitation, static and fatigue strength, aeroelastic stability. The results of all these activities are described. This paper briefly discusses the improved manufacturing process for the localization of SUAV blade.

UAV Path Creation Tool for Wildfire Reconnaissance in CPS Environment (CPS환경에서 산불 정찰을 위한 무인기 비행경로 생성 도구)

  • Ji-Won Jeong;Chang-Hui Bae;EuTeum Choi;SeongJin Lee
    • IEMEK Journal of Embedded Systems and Applications
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.327-333
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    • 2023
  • Existing studies on the UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)-based CPS (Cyber Physical System) environment lack forest fire monitoring and forest fire reconnaissance using real-world UAVs. So, it is necessary to monitor forest fires early through CPS based on real-world UAVs with high reliability and resource management efficiency. In this paper presents an MFG (Misstion File Generater) that automatically generates a flight path of an UAV for forest fire monitoring in a CPS environment. MFG generates flight paths based on a hiking trail with a high fire probability due to a true story of an entrant. We have confirmed that the flight path generated by MFG can be applied to the UAV. Also, we have verified that the UAV flies according to the flight path generated by MFG in simulation, with a negligible error rate.

Utilization of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV) Image for Detection of Algal Bloom in Nakdong River (무인항공영상을 활용한 낙동강 녹조 탐지)

  • Kim, Heung-Min;Jang, Seon-Woong;Yoon, Hong-Joo
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.457-464
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    • 2017
  • The large breeding of algae in rivers has caused the algal bloom and has becoming a serious national problem for the safety of water sources. Therefore, in order to supply stable water resources through securing clean water, it is necessary to develop technology for prevention of water pollution caused by algal bloom. The purpose of this study is to improve the water quality management ability of river by applying the algal bloom detection technique using UAV. Unmanned aerial images were acquired for the Dodong in the middle region of the Nakdong River where algal bloom are frequent. In addition, the phytoplankton concentration was acquired through the sampling of algal bloom and the examination of water quality. Correlation between phytoplankton concentrations and the results of applying the algal bloom index to the Unmanned aerial images showed a strong positive correlation. The remote sensing method suggested in this study is expected to improve the initial response capability of river water pollution.

A study on the security threat and security requirements for multi unmanned aerial vehicles (무인기 군집 비행 보안위협 및 보안요구사항 연구)

  • Kim, Mansik;Kang, Jungho;Jun, Moon-seog
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.15 no.8
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    • pp.195-202
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    • 2017
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) have mostly been used for military purposes but with the progress in ICT and reduced manufacturing costs, they are increasingly used for various private services. UAVs are expected to carry out autonomous flying in the future. In order to carry out complex tasks, swarm flights are essential. Although the swarm flights has been researched a lot due to its different network and infrastructure from the existing UAV system, There are still not enough study on security threats and requirements for the secure swarm flights. In this paper, to solve these problems, UAV autonomous flight technology is defined based on US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and swarm flights and security threat about it are classified. And then we defined and compared security requirements according to security threats of each swarm flights so as to contribute to the development of secure UAC swarm flights in the future.

A Study on UAV Tracking Method with Anti-Jamming Function for Forest Resource Management (산림자원 관리를 위한 항 재밍 기능을 보유한 무인항공기국 추적방법에 관한 연구)

  • Jin-Woo Jung;Yong-Gyu Shin
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.1245-1258
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    • 2023
  • To efficiently manage forest resources, it is essential to deploy multiple unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with various sensors simultaneously. Consequently, the ground control station antenna should not only maintain continuous tracking of the target station but also minimize the impact of radio interference on other unmanned aerial vehicle stations. In this paper, we presented beam forming techniques based on the VPR algorithm within a ground control station constructed using a phased array antenna system. Through simulation experiments in diverse unmanned aerial vehicle operating environments, it was demonstrated that the presented method enables not only the continuous tracking of operational unmanned aerial vehicles but also the suppression of radio interference by establishing a continuous pattern null for multiple operational radio interference sources.

Fuel Cell Powered UAV with NaBH4 as a Hydrogen Source

  • Kim, Tae-Gyu;Shim, Hyun-Chul;Kwon, Se-Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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    • 2008.03a
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    • pp.579-582
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    • 2008
  • PEM Fuel cell system was designed and constructed to use as a power source of unmanned aerial vehicles(UAV) in the present study. Sodium borohydride was selected as a hydrogen source and was decomposed by catalytic hydrolysis reaction. Fuel cell system consists of a fuel cell stack, a hydrogen generation system(HGS), and power management system(PMS). HGS was composed of a catalytic reactor, micropump, fuel cartridge, and separator. Hybrid power system between lithium-polymer battery and fuel cell was developed. The fuel cell system was integrated and packaged into a blended wing-body UAV. Energy density of the total system was 1,000 $W{\cdot}hr/kg$ and high endurance more than 5 hours was accomplished in the ground tests.

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Design and Analysis of High-Speed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Ground Directional Rectifying Control System

  • Yin, Qiaozhi;Nie, Hong;Wei, Xiaohui;Xu, Kui
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.623-640
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    • 2017
  • The full nonlinear equations of an unmanned aerial vehicle ground taxiing mathematical dynamic model are built based on a type of unmanned aerial vehicle data in LMS Virtual.Lab Motion. The flexible landing gear model is considered to make the aircraft ground motion more accurate. The electric braking control system is established in MATLAB/Simulink and the experiment of it verifies that the electric braking model with the pressure sensor is fitted well with the actual braking mechanism and it ensures the braking response speediness. The direction rectification control law combining the differential brake and the rudder with 30% anti-skid brake is built to improve the directional stability. Two other rectifying control laws are demonstrated to compare with the designed control law to verify that the designed control is of high directional stability and high braking efficiency. The lateral displacement increases by 445.45% with poor rectification performance under the only rudder rectifying control relative to the designed control law. The braking distance rises by 36m and the braking frequency increases by 85.71% under the control law without anti-skid brake. Different landing conditions are simulated to verify the good robustness of the designed rectifying control.