@inproceedings{82f548314fa74a38a95473fc3094902e,
title = "Development of an autonomous control system for a small fixed pitch helicopter",
abstract = "The indoor test bed of the Autonomous Systems Laboratory has been used to create a control system for a small fixed pitch helicopter. This paper outlines the challenges posed by such a vehicle and the control system designed to overcome them. The control system utilized a visual tracking system to obtain state information without onboard hardware. Matlab/Simulink environment was used to facilitate rapid prototyping control development. An autopilot consisting of multi-channel PID controllers was implemented for flight tests. Failsafe strategies and gain scheduling were both investigated and implemented with the use of a graphical user interface. A number of flight tests were conducted and the results are provided. The future work of the laboratory is also covered.",
keywords = "Autopilot, Flight test, Gain scheduling, Helicopter, Tracking",
author = "Owen McAree and Jonathan Clarke and Chen, {Wen Hua}",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1109/ICACC.2010.5486728",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781424458462",
series = "Proceedings - 2nd IEEE International Conference on Advanced Computer Control, ICACC 2010",
pages = "13--17",
booktitle = "Proceedings - 2nd IEEE International Conference on Advanced Computer Control, ICACC 2010",
note = "2010 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Computer Control, ICACC 2010 ; Conference date: 27-03-2010 Through 29-03-2010",
}