Aero-propulsive modeling for tilt-wing, distributed propulsion aircraft using wind tunnel data

BM Simmons, PC Murphy - Journal of Aircraft, 2022‏ - arc.aiaa.org
A high-fidelity, integrated propulsion–airframe aerodynamic model was developed for the
Langley Aerodrome No. 8 (LA-8) tandem tilt-wing, distributed electric propulsion, vertical …

Wind tunnel-based aerodynamic model identification for a tilt-wing, distributed electric propulsion aircraft

BM Simmons, PC Murphy - AIAA SciTech 2021 Forum, 2021‏ - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-1298. vid This paper describes the
methodology used to develop a high-fidelity aerodynamic model for the Langley Aerodrome …

Attitude and cruise control of a VTOL tiltwing UAV

D Rohr, T Stastny, S Verling… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2019‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter presents the mathematical modeling, controller design, and flight testing of an
overactuated vertical take-off and landing tiltwing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Based on …

Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion Flight Control of a Tiltwing VTOL Aircraft

L Panish, C Nicholls, M Bacic - AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, 2023‏ - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-1910. vid This paper explores
dynamic inversion-based flight control applied to a tiltwing vertical take-off and landing …

Unified incremental nonlinear controller for the transition control of a hybrid dual-axis tilting rotor quad-plane

A Mancinelli, BDW Remes… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hybrid overactuated tilt rotor uncrewed aerial vehicles (TRUAVs) are a category of versatile
UAVs known for their exceptional wind resistance capabilities. However, their extensive …

H Robust Control of a Quadrotor Biplane Tailsitter UAV

T Kumar, M Kothari, R Bhattacharya - AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, 2024‏ - arc.aiaa.org
Environmental disturbances, nonlinearities, and system uncertainties frequently impact the
stability and performance of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This research proposes a …

Robust H-infinity control for a quadrotor UAV

A Hamza, AH Mohamed, A El-Badawy - AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum, 2022‏ - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-2033. vid The different types of
uncertainties and non-linearities found in the quadrotor's model necessitate the …

Advances in Aero-Propulsive Modeling for Fixed-Wing and eVTOL Aircraft Using Experimental Data

BM Simmons - 2023‏ - vtechworks.lib.vt.edu
Small unmanned aircraft and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft have
recently emerged as vehicles able to perform new missions and stimulate future air …

Optimized Sliding Mode Control via Genetic Algorithm for Quad Tilt-Wing UAVs

MM Fatemi - 2024 10th International Conference on Artificial …, 2024‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the ever-evolving landscape of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the focus of this paper
is on enhancing the performance and control of a Quad-Titl wing UAV (QTWUAV). QTW …

Flight mechanics and control of tilt rotor/tilt wing unmanned aerial vehicles: A review

SA Bagherzadeh, F Jokar… - AUT Journal of Modeling …, 2021‏ - miscj.aut.ac.ir
A literature review of the Tilt Rotor/Tilt Wing (TR/TW) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is
presented in this paper from the flight mechanics and control points of view. Firstly, the …