Experimental validation of a helicopter autopilot: Time-varying trajectory tracking. Godbolt, B., Vitzilaios, N., Bergen, C., & Lynch, A. F. 2013.
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Research in helicopter UAV control is inherently based on testing flight performance in the field. This paper extends preliminary flight test results previously published by the authors and provides a more thorough experimental validation of the helicopter's motion control. A new input model, which includes velocity dependence in the main rotor thrust, is incorporated in the control. Experimental results for translational position control are presented using a number of reference trajectories.
@CONFERENCE{Godbolt2013392,
	author = {Godbolt, B. and Vitzilaios, Nikolaos and Bergen, Chris and Lynch, Alan F.},
	title = {Experimental validation of a helicopter autopilot: Time-varying trajectory tracking},
	year = {2013},
	journal = {2013 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2013 - Conference Proceedings},
	pages = {392 – 397},
	doi = {10.1109/ICUAS.2013.6564713},
	affiliations = {Applied Nonlinear Controls Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2V4, Canada; Unmanned Systems Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80210, United States; Bergen R/C Helicopters, Cassopolis, MI 49031, United States},
	abstract = {Research in helicopter UAV control is inherently based on testing flight performance in the field. This paper extends preliminary flight test results previously published by the authors and provides a more thorough experimental validation of the helicopter's motion control. A new input model, which includes velocity dependence in the main rotor thrust, is incorporated in the control. Experimental results for translational position control are presented using a number of reference trajectories.},
	keywords = {Helicopters; Experimental validations; Flight test; Input modeling; Reference trajectories; Rotor thrust; Time-varying trajectories; UAV control; Velocity dependence; Air navigation},
	isbn = {978-147990817-2},
	language = {English},
	abbrev_source_title = {Int. Conf. Unmanned Aircr. Syst., ICUAS - Conf. Proc.},
	type = {Conference paper},
	publication_stage = {Final},
	source = {Scopus}
}

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