The benefits of stationary aerial platforms for continuous observation of a fixed area are evident in cases such as natural disasters, environmental monitoring, intelligence gathering, etc. Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) technology has advanced significantly, for example high-pressure balloons that would make such a platform a potential solution for long, uninterrupted and persistent observation. An adaptive nonlinear control system was designed for LTA station-keeping, with an adaption mechanism to accommodate uncertainties in system parameters. The controller was subsequently implemented on a micro controller and tested in a flight experiment using a helium balloon. The tests were conducted in a 4.5 m by 4.5 m enclosure using infrared sensors to determine position by measuring distance from the walls.


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    Titel :

    Experimental Flight Test for Autonomous Station-Keeping of a Lighter-Than-Air Vehicle


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies


    Beteiligte:
    Damiani, Ernesto (Herausgeber:in) / Howlett, Robert J. (Herausgeber:in) / Jain, Lakhmi C. (Herausgeber:in) / Gallo, Luigi (Herausgeber:in) / De Pietro, Giuseppe (Herausgeber:in) / Bil, Cees (Autor:in) / Zegers, Jeroen (Autor:in) / Hazeleger, Leroy (Autor:in) / Wang, Liuping (Autor:in) / Simic, Milan (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    27.05.2015


    Format / Umfang :

    13 pages





    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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