• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.44-53
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• 2009

In this paper, Recursive Least Squares (RLS) and Fourier Transform Regression (FTR) methods for estimating stability and control derivatives of small unmanned helicopter are evaluated together with MMLE technique. Flight data simulated by using a commercial small-scale helicopter model are exploited to estimate the parameters with accuracies for hover and cruise modes. The performances of the system identification methods are also compared by analyzing the responses of the reconstructed systems using estimated derivatives.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.35 no.10
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• pp.912-917
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• 2007

In this paper system identification of a small UAV via neural networks is tried and the estimated parameters are then compared to those obtained by Fourier Transform Regression and Maximum Likelihood Estimation Techniques. With the estimated parameters a linear system is constructed and simulated to compare to the flight data. The results show that parameter identification using neural networks is comparable to the existing techniques