Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>This paper presents a flying qualities built-in-test for UAS application with the scope limited to the longitudinal axis. A doublet input waveform excites the AV and both α and q are used by EUDKF to estimate the A and B matrices which are short period approximations of the system. ζ, ω, GM, PM, observability, and controllability are calculated to determine flying qualities with the results displayed to the AVO in a color-coded, easy to interpret display.</p> <p>While SID algorithms have been flying in vehicles with adaptive control schemes, vehicles with other schemes (such as classical feedback) lack this built-in self assessment tool. In addition, adaptive control SID results are not analyzed and displayed but instead used internally. This work intends to extend this self-assessment option to all UASs regardless of control scheme as a “plug-and-play” add-on by building a reliable and robust tool that requires little tuning.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- MS in Aerospace Engineering
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Aerospace Engineering
- Year dc:date.available
- 2012
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Chiu, Alton Pak-Hin
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Eric Mehiel
Subjects
dc:subject × 4Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- 10.15368/theses.2012.54
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:theses-1754