Design Process and Real-Time Validation of an Innovative Autonomous Mid-Air Flight and Landing System
This paper describes the design process and the realtime validation of an innovative autonomous mid-air flight and landing system developed by the Italian Aerospace Research Center in the framework of the Italian national funded project TECVOL (Technologies for the Autonomous Flight). In the paper it is provided an insight of the whole development process of the system under study. In particular, the project framework is illustrated at first, then the functional context and the adopted design and testing approach are described, and finally the on-ground validation test rig on purpose designed is addressed in details. Furthermore, the hardwarein- the-loop validation of the autonomous mid-air flight and landing system by means of the real-time test rig is described and discussed.
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[1] J. E. Fisher, T. Bevacqua, D. A. Lawrence, J. J. Zhu, M. Mahoney:
"Integrated G&C Implementation within IDOS - A Simulink based
reusable launch vehicle simulation", AIAA Guidance Navigation and
Control Conference and Exhibit, August 2003, Austin, Texas.
[2] V. H. Nguyen, A. K. Chaudhary, D. Poladian, V. L. Wong, M. J. Zyss:
"X-40A Guidance and Control and Flight Test Results", The British
Library-"The World-s Knowledge".
[3] Charles E. Hall, Michael W. Gallaher, Neal D. Hendrix, "X-33 Attitude
Control System Design for Ascent, Transition, and Entry Flight
Regimes", AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference,
Boston, August 1998
[4] M.Traylor, R. Hall, S. Chau: "Modelling the Europa Pathfinder Avionics
System with a Model Based Avionics Architecture Tool",IEEEAC
December 2001
[5] B. Spitzer, M. Khul, K. D. Muller Glaser: ÔÇ×A Methodology for
Architecture Oriented Rapid Prototyping",IEEE Computer Aided
Systems/Software Engineering Transaction, 2001.
[6] T. Nishizawa, M. Sagisaka, H. Inokuchi, M. Harigae: "Avionics
Architecture for Hope-X High Speed Flight Demonstrator", AIAA,
2001.
[7] Pachter M., "Challenges of Autonomous Control", IEEE Control
Systems, August 1998
[8] Malaek S. M. B., Izadi H. A., M. Pakmehr, "Flight Envelope Expansion
in Landing Phase Using Classic, Intelligent and Adaptive Controllers",
Journal of Aircraft, vol. 43, No. 1, January-February 2006
[9] Accardo D., Cimmino G., Ciniglio U., Corraro F., Esposito F., Moccia
A., "Integration of Advanced Altimetric Systems for UAV Vertical
Navigation During Landing Manouevres", AIAA, Unmanned Unlimited
Conference Workshop and Exhibit, (paper no. AIAA 2004-6318), 20 -
23 September 2004, Chicago, Illinois,USA.
[10] V. Di Vito, E. De Lellis, C. Marrone, U. Ciniglio, F. Corraro, "UAV
Free Path Safe DGPS/AHRS Approach and Landing System with
Dynamic and Performance Constraints", UAV Systems 2007
International Conference & Exhibition [CD-ROM], Paris, France, 12-14
June 2007
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"UAV Free Path Safe DGPS/AHRS Autolanding: algorithms and flight
tests", submitted at UAS 2008 International Conference & Exhibition,
Paris, France, 10-12 June 2008
[12] S. Chau, K. R. Reh, B. Cox, J. N. Barfield, W. L. Lockhart, M. L.
MacLelland: "A Multi-Mission Space Avionics Architecture", IEEE
Space Electronics Transaction, 1996.
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