UAV Simulation and Flight Research
CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES (continued)
- UAV Simulation and Flight Research:
- wind-tunnel and flight based experimental research in aerodynamics
and flight performance;
- modelling of engine/propeller performance and aircraft stability characteristics;
- high fidelity aircraft model development for simulation based control system
validation.
- Guidance and Control:
- trajectory optimisation and autonomous guidance for self-piloted aircraft;
- system identification for fault detection and control re-configuration using neural network and system approaches;
- robustness analysis of control laws in the presence of uncertain dynamics and
wind gusts;
- robust non-linear high performance manoeuvre tracking for autonomous aircraft;
- safe recovery of UAVs.