Autonomous Navigation of a Flying Vehicle on a Predefined Route

摘要

In this paper a flying platform and its navigation algorithm are presented. The proposed system is composed by the commercially available model airplane "Arising Star" by SEAGULL, and an additional component that carries all the electronics suitable for the autonomous navigation. This is an additional custom-made box, the main advantage of which is that it consists of off-the-self parts, exclusively. Therefore, it can be adjusted to any airplane. The proposed navigation algorithm can be tailored as well. The whole system can be easily reprogrammed in order to comply with the aerodynamic constraints of the airplane in hand, to define speed and altitude safety levels as well as to define different target co-ordinates each time.