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A Full-functional Simulation and Test Platform for Rotorcraft Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Autonomous Control

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Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications 2012

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ((AISC,volume 208))

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In this paper, a prototype Hardware in the loop (HIL) simulation and test platform for ServoHeli40 and ServoHeil120 rotorcraft unmanned aerial vehicles have been developed in Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Science. This simulation system includes a 3D flight and scenery simulator, a flight control systems, a ground control station, and a RC pilot controller. Based on a semi-decoupled flight dynamic model, which is acquired from a frequency domain system identification method using real flight hovering data, an autonomous PID controller is implemented and verified in both simulation and real flight tests. To fulfill agricultural, marine and industrial applications, the application oriented functionalities of the flight control system has been developed and fully tested before deployment in the field. And it is also beneficial to further research such as human factors in operating UAV systems and UAV task load issues.

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  1. Chinese Academy Science(CAS), Shenyang Institute of Automation, No.114 Nanta Street, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110016, China

    Ziming Wang, Dalei Song, Juntong Qi & Jianda Han

  2. Liaoning Benxi Power Supply Company, No.6 Yinghua Street, Benxi, Liaoning Province, 117000, China

    Yu Miao, Lijun Meng, Shuaike Zhao & Ming Li

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  1. , Electrical Engineering and Computer Sci., KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Daejeon, 305-701, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

    Jong-Hwan Kim

  2. Dept. Computer &, Information Technology (ICT), Purdue University, N. Grant St. 401, West Lafayette, 47907-1421, Indiana, USA

    Eric T. Matson

  3. , Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engg., KAIST, Daehak-ro 291, Daejeon, 305-701, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

    Hyun Myung

  4. , Faculty of Engineering, The University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand

    Peter Xu

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Wang, Z. et al. (2013). A Full-functional Simulation and Test Platform for Rotorcraft Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Autonomous Control. In: Kim, JH., Matson, E., Myung, H., Xu, P. (eds) Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications 2012. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 208. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37374-9_52

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