Computer Aided Development and Simulation of a Remote Control VTOL Tiltwing Model Aircraft

摘要

This paper describes the computer aided development of a remote control tiltwing scale aircraft. Tiltwings - even scale models - are difficult to fly by human pilots due to their instability and the different flying modes they exhibit. For this reason a complex flight simulation and training environment and an onboard control system (fly-by-wire) that increases stability have been developed. Modular design, both for hardware and software, has been kept in mind in order to modify the prototypes easily and use them as test-beds for new concepts and configurations.