Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capability has extended the application of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) significantly. In this paper, simulation modeling and flight test were employed to investigate the hovering stability of a tail-sitter UAV named Egretta. The hovering stability simulation model was developed based on a simplified rigid body flight dynamic and the time-averaged propeller slipstream flow distribution. Meanwhile, a testing vehicle with PID controllers was built and tested to verify the hovering stability model. It was found that the Egretta UAV can achieve stable hovering in the roll, pitch, and yaw directions. The simulation model has demonstrated accuracy in predicting the hovering stability and dynamic responses with large perturbations in both trend and magnitude. Moreover, the simulation model can be extended to analyze the hovering stability of tail-sitter UAVs with different sizes. The simulation model will be very useful for initial stability sizing and PID optimization investigation.


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    Title :

    The Hovering Stability of the Egretta Tail-Sitter VTOL UAV


    Contributors:
    Hao Wang (author) / Shanfei Su (author) / Xizhi Qiu (author) / Yu Liang (author) / Peng Yu (author) / Xiaowen Shan (author)


    Publication date :

    2022




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    Unknown




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