Autonomous flight of a model aircraft

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dc.contributor.advisorMilne, G. W.
dc.contributor.authorPeddle, Iain K.en_ZA
dc.contributor.otherStellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
dc.date.accessioned2008-07-23T13:48:02Zen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T08:56:23Z
dc.date.available2008-07-23T13:48:02Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2010-06-01T08:56:23Z
dc.date.issued2005-03en_ZA
dc.descriptionThesis (MScEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering))--Stellenbosch University, 2005.
dc.description.abstractThe successful development of a conventional flight autopilot for a model aircraft is presented. All aspects of the autopilot design are considered, from modeling to flight tests. A mathematical aircraft model, as a function of the aircraft’s physical parameters alone, is presented. A controller architecture capable of regulating the motion variables required for conventional flight using only low cost, off-the-shelf sensors is developed. The controller design complements the aircraft model development technique used, by reducing the sensitivity of the controller performance to the model accuracy. The avionics and ground station design is presented. The avionics includes a generic Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). The total avionics cost is only R5000. Results from three days of flight tests demonstrate the autopilot’s success. Its rapid success can largely be attributed to the extensive simulations of the entire autopilot in the two non-linear simulators developed.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2711
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch University
dc.subjectAutomatic pilot (Airplanes)en_ZA
dc.subjectDrone aircraften_ZA
dc.subjectDissertations -- Electronic engineeringen_ZA
dc.subjectTheses -- Electronic engineeringen_ZA
dc.subject.otherElectrical and Electronic Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleAutonomous flight of a model aircraften_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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