@inproceedings{d7bb2cdb6d56481d9e705322fdf39986,
title = "Dynamic modeling and hardware-in-loop simulation for a tail-sitter unmanned aerial vehicle in hovering flight",
abstract = "This paper presents a hardware-in-loop (HIL) simulation method for a tail-sitter vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). A six-degree-of-freedom (DOF) dynamic model for the tail-sitter vehicle is obtained with an aerodynamic database. An HIL simulation environment is developed that is capable of real-time dynamic simulation and supports a robot operating system (ROS)-based open-source autopilot. An independent ROS package is developed for data communication between a simulator and flight control computer. The hardware-in-loop setup is an indispensable tool for both hardware and software design of the control system for tail-sitter vehicles.",
author = "Jingxuan Sun and Boyang Li and Lu Shen and Chen, {Chih Keng} and Wen, {Chi Yung}",
year = "2017",
month = jan,
doi = "10.2514/6.2017-0811",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781624104510",
series = "AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, 2017",
publisher = "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA",
booktitle = "AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, 2017",
note = "AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, 2017 ; Conference date: 09-01-2017 Through 13-01-2017",
}