Transition optimization for a VTOL tail-sitter UAV

• Main Authors: Li, Boyang, Sun, Jingxuan, Zhou, Weifeng, Wen, Chih-Yung, Low, Kin Huat, Chen, Chih-Keng
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Mechatronics; Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Control engineering; Trajectory; Aerodynamics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/148466
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper focuses on the transition process opti- mization for a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) tail-sitter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). For VTOL UAVs that can fly with either hover or cruise mode, transition refers to the intermediate phases between these two modes. This work develops a tra...