.... The angle Θ is supposed to be small. Hence, the used variables and parameters are the ones summarized in Table 4 . The resulting model in state space is as follows: Simulation Unmanned aerial vehicles Control systems Aircraft modeling Aircraft systems Autopilots The design...

...Xiaoning Shi; Jifeng Guo; Naigang Cui; Rong Huang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to design a solar sail heliocentric transfer orbit which can meet the requirements of control system and capture orbit, and to provide the change of angles for attitude control system. Design/methodology...

... with heterogeneous constraints, even when the models are sophisticated and physics based. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Helicopters Trajectories Modelling Control systems Constrained control Model predictive control Physics based helicopter modeling Discontinuos trajectories...

...Yunpeng Zhang; Haibin Duan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a directional and roll control system for unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) automatic takeoff roll, with the objective of keeping the UCAV along the runway centerline and keeping the wings level, especially when...

... will be considered in future research. Trajectories Radar Control systems Trajectory planning Low observability Radial velocity blind area Pseudospectral multi‐phase optimal control When unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) penetrates the opponent defenses at high altitude in the presence of radar...

... morphing control system. Design/methodology/approach The dynamic model of the morphing wing is developed based on Lagrange method of analytical mechanics. The generalized forces are obtained by virtual work principle. Since the morphing wing is a strongly coupled, over‐actuated and nonlinear system...

... in Figure 1 . © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Artificial satellites Control systems Collisions Programming and algorithm theory Relative orbital elements Collision probability J2 perturbation Collision monitoring Linear programming Collision avoidance manoeuvre...

...Changzhu Wei; Yi Shen; Xiaoxiao Ma; Jifeng Guo; Naigang Cui Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the frame of a missile formation cooperative control system, and present an optimal keeping controller of a missile formation in the cooperative engagement. Design/methodology/approach...

... (Wu and Breuer, 2003). Flow Control systems Jet engines Actuators Synthetic jet actuator Piezoelectric diaphragm Flow separation control Flow control technology to improve the aerodynamic performance of aircraft has become an active research topic for decades. Usually...

...) k_α=spring constant in pitch (Nm/rad) m=mass of the wing (Kg) © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Aircraft Control systems Aircraft engineering Actuators Structured singular value Linear fractional transformation Aeroservoelasticity Robust flutter margin Nominal...

... can be contacted at: yanxiaojun@buaa.edu.cn © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Aircraft components Mechanical properties of materials Control systems Aircraft arresting system Numerical simulation Finite element Strength design Recently, The Bond Graph technique...

... more reliable and effective logics to be produced, which can be directly used on the system. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 UAV=unmanned aerial vehicle WBS=wheel braking system WOW=weight on wheels Simulation Control systems Design Unmanned aerial vehicles Control...

... Group Publishing Limited 2012 Programming and algorithm theory Control systems Multiple UAVs cooperative control Simultaneous arrival Consensus seeking Switching communication The applications of cooperative control involving multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are ever...

...Esmaeel Khanmirza; Aghil Yousefi‐Koma; Bahram Tarvirdizadeh Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a nonlinear control system for flight trajectory control of flapping Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs), subjected to wind. Design/methodology/approach In the dynamic study and fabrication...

... for the aircraft based on the optical flow information. Aircraft navigation Control systems Optical information processing Aeroplanes The adoption of a threshold value means that the aircraft begins to change its flight direction only when the optical flow exceeds a predefined value. In other...

... Control systems Helicopters Controllers Probable errors Flight control System identification procedures were carried out by PEM algorithm using Matlab System Identification Toolbox. PEM is a time domain method, which can be used to obtain linear models (Ljung, 2008). In the process of system...

... of the applied loading. A radio controller for the actuator was developed to control the motions wirelessly. It was found that the piezo‐composite actuator and its integrated controller system have a possibility to be used not only as a small flying vehicle but also as a control surface actuator of a small...

... of HILS. An implementation of HILS for the validation and testing of autonomous control system for aerospace vehicles has become a widely used approach. The HILS allows a near reality simulation, thus reduces the cost and high risk associated with the flight testing of autonomous UAVs. The simulation...

... authority over the satellite positioning. Abhijit Kushari can be contacted at: akushari@iitk.ac.in © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Artificial satellites Plasma physics MEMS Control systems a=acceleration of pendulum during discharge (m/s^{2) C}...

...Peter Chudý; Andrzej Tomczyk; Pawel Rzucidlo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the general idea, design, and implementation of control system for general aviation aircraft which reduces pilot workload. Design/methodology/approach Proposed indirect flight control system framework...