... at: eduard.bertran@upc.edu 04 08 2020 09 10 2021 14 10 2021 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Simulation Unmanned aerial vehicles Control systems Aircraft modeling Aircraft systems Autopilots The design of control...

...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...

... are described in Padfield (2007) and Done and Balmford (2001) (see Figure 1 for flapping and lead‐lagging). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Helicopters Trajectories Modelling Control systems Constrained control Model predictive control Physics based helicopter modeling...

... the trajectory planning problem. Originality/value This paper provides new structured method to plan UAV penetration trajectory for military application and academic study. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Trajectories Radar Control systems Trajectory planning Low observability Radial...

... 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...

...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...

...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...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Aircraft Control systems Aircraft engineering Actuators Structured singular value Linear fractional transformation Aeroservoelasticity Robust flutter margin Nominal flutter margin a=non‐dimensional distance from the mid‐chord...

... that r_min=0 when α=π/2 or α=3π/2, r_min = min(p,s) when α=0 or α=π. Artificial satellites Control systems Collisions Programming and algorithm theory Relative orbital elements Collision probability...

... diaphragm. Practical implications The study helps in establishing a flow control device for controlling flow separation, especially on airfoils. Originality/value Design the synthetic jet actuators based on piezoelectric diaphragm for applications of flow separation control. Flow Control systems...

... 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 It is noted that the energy absorbers...

... Simulation Control systems Design Unmanned aerial vehicles Control system design Flowcharts Programmable logic controller Definitions, acronyms and abbreviations FCC=flight control computer FS=fuel system GCS=ground control station HALE=high altitude long endurance LASE=low...

... “ToT_consen” value of the vehicle. Construct “UAV_Link” vector. Update “union_com_link” vector. Update “consen_confide” flag for the vehicle. Programming and algorithm theory Control systems Multiple UAVs cooperative control Simultaneous arrival Consensus seeking Switching communication...

...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...

... Control systems Optical information processing Aeroplanes © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Mahdi Rezaei can be contacted at: mrezaei@ae.sharif.edu As previously mentioned, optical flow rate was added to the control law to increase the turn speed. Measurement of optical flow...

... can be contacted at: agus@konkuk.ac.kr © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Simulation Helicopters Control systems Design and development Performance testing An uninhabited air vehicle has found diverse applications for both civil and military missions. The rotorcraft‐based...

... 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...

..._∞ into a reliable design tool for aircraft/rotorcraft. It has been shown that H_∞ can systematically deal with MIMO plants, plants with nonlinear and/or parameter‐dependent dynamics and uncertainty in the mathematical model of the plant. The designer can also build many of the control system...

... during discharge (m/s^{2) Artificial satellites Plasma physics MEMS Control systems Various studies have been done to better understand the physics behind the thruster during operation. Most major researches done on the PPT prior to 1998 are reviewed by Burton and Turchi (1998}...

...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...