Minimum Time Control of Helicopter UAVs using Computational Dynamic Optimization

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Tang, K.
Wang, B.
Kang, W.
Chen, B.
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2011-12
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December 19 - 21, 2011
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This paper focuses on the problem of minimum time trajectory planning for helicopter UAVs. It is formulated as a nonlinear optimal control subject to the dynamics and limitations of helicopter UAVs. The dynamical system is defined by a set of fifteen states nonlinear differential equations developed for HeLion, a UAV helicopter constructed in National University of Singapore (NUS). The problem is then solved numerically using pseudospectral method for dynamic optimization. The results show that minimum time trajectories are highly nonlinear that require complicated maneuvering.
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Applied Mathematics
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2011 9th IEEE International Conference on Control and Automation (ICCA), Santiago, Chile, December 19-21, 2011
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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