Longitudinal autostabilisation of an agile rotary-wing RPV

摘要

This paper describes the development of a baseline autostabilization system to be implemented on a rotary-wing RPV which is used for film and television work. ^Unlike most RPV applications where a highly stable platform is required, this style of use requires that a large component of the basic vehicle agility be retained. ^A flight-test validated model of the target vehicle is presented, and a classical control system implemented to provide height rate and pitch attitude demands from a remote pilot. ^Simulation results are shown which demonstrate the system performance under combinations of small and large amplitude demands, and turbulence. ^(Author)