Computational modeling of the aerodynamic characteristics and flight mechanics and control of an unmanned aerial vehicle

• Main Author: Tan, Leon Mark Choon Seng
• Other Authors: Damodaran Murali
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Aeronautical engineering::Aerodynamics; DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computing methodologies::Simulation and modeling
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/41778
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This thesis outlines the effort in developing an integrated simulation framework for assessing the stability and control characteristics of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The objectives are to understand flight instabilities experienced by the UAV and to propose solutions for the flight stability...