Control augmentation strategies for helicopters used as personal aerial vehicles in low-speed regime

Carlo A. Gerboni; Joost Venrooij; Frank M. Nieuwenhuizen; Alexander Joos; Walter Fichter; Heinrich Bulthoff

Control augmentation strategies for helicopters used as personal aerial vehicles in low-speed regime

Carlo A. Gerboni, Joost Venrooij, Frank M. Nieuwenhuizen, Alexander Joos, Walter Fichter, Heinrich Bulthoff

Department of Brain and Cognitive Engineering

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

In this paper an augmentation strategy is implemented with the goal of making the behavior of an actual helicopter similar to that of a new class of aerial systems called Personal Aerial Vehicles (PAVs). PAVs are meant to be own by flight-naïve pilots, i.e., pilots with minimal flight experience. One feature required for achieving this goal, is to have a Translation Rate Command (TRC) response type in the hover and low-speed regime. In this paper, a TRC response type is obtained for a UH-60 helicopter simulation model in hover and low-speed regime through the implementation of nonlinear back stepping control. The responses of the rotorcraft with TRC response type are evaluated with the metrics defined in the Aeronautical Design Standard ADS-33. E-PRF. Simulations show the efficiency of the control scheme in tracking the reference velocities and the achievement of the requirements to have level 1 Handling Qualities (HQ) for the TRC response type.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference
Publisher	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
ISBN (Print)	9781624103872
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, 2016 - San Diego, United States Duration: 2016 Jan 4 → 2016 Jan 8

Other

Other	AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, 2016
Country	United States
City	San Diego
Period	16/1/4 → 16/1/8

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Aerospace Engineering
Modelling and Simulation

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Control augmentation strategies for helicopters used as personal aerial vehicles in low-speed regime. / Gerboni, Carlo A.; Venrooij, Joost; Nieuwenhuizen, Frank M.; Joos, Alexander; Fichter, Walter; Bulthoff, Heinrich.

AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA, 2016.

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Gerboni, CA, Venrooij, J, Nieuwenhuizen, FM, Joos, A, Fichter, W & Bulthoff, H 2016, Control augmentation strategies for helicopters used as personal aerial vehicles in low-speed regime. in AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA, AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, 2016, San Diego, United States, 16/1/4.

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