This paper presents a novel model of large-size tilt-rotor aircraft, which can operate as a helicopter as well as being capable of transition to fixed-wing flight. Aerodynamics of the dynamic large-size tilt-rotors based on blade element method is analyzed during mode transition. For the large-size aircraft with turboshaft engines, the blade pitch angles of the rotors are regulated to vary according to the desired level of thrust, and the following expressions are formulated explicitly: rotor thrust and blade pitch angle, drag torque and blade pitch angle. A finite-time convergent observer based on Lyapunov function is developed to reconstruct the unknown variables and uncertainties during mode transitions. The merits of this design include the modeling of dynamic large-size tilt-rotor, ease of the uncertainties estimation during the tilting and the widely applications. Moreover, a switched logic controller based on the finite-time convergent observer is proposed to drive the aircraft to implement the mode transition with invariant flying height.


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    Title :

    Mathematical modeling and control of a tilt-rotor aircraft


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2015




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    BKL:    55.50 Luftfahrzeugtechnik / 55.60 Raumfahrttechnik



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