<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper is a technical note about the theoretical evaluation of the bandwidth of multirotor helicopters. Starting from a mathematical linear model of the dynamics of a multirotor aircraft, the transfer functions of the state variables that deeply affect the stability characteristics of the aircraft are obtained. From these transfer functions, the frequency response analysis of the system is effected. After this analysis, the bandwidth of the system is defined. This result is immediately utilized for the design of discrete PID controllers for hovering flight stabilization. Numeric simulations are shown to demonstrate that the knowledge of the bandwidth is a valid aid in the design of flight control systems of these machines.</p></abstract>

This paper is a technical note about the theoretical evaluation of the bandwidth of multirotor helicopters. Starting from a mathematical linear model of the dynamics of a multirotor aircraft, the transfer functions of the state variables that deeply affect the stability characteristics of the aircraft are obtained. From these transfer functions, the frequency response analysis of the system is effected. After this analysis, the bandwidth of the system is defined. This result is immediately utilized for the design of discrete PID controllers for hovering flight stabilization. Numeric simulations are shown to demonstrate that the knowledge of the bandwidth is a valid aid in the design of flight control systems of these machines.

Bandwidth Assessment for MultiRotor UAVs

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering

Acta Mechanica et Automatica

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This paper is a technical note about the theoretical evaluation of the bandwidth of multirotor helicopters. Starting from a mathematical linear model of the...

Bandwidth Assessment for MultiRotor UAVs

Publicado en línea: 15 jun 2017

Páginas: 150 - 153

Recibido: 14 jul 2016

Aceptado: 31 may 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ama-2017-0023

Palabras clave
Multirotor, PID, Attitude Stabilization, Flight Control, Bandwidth

© 2017 Bialystok University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Bandwidth Assessment for MultiRotor UAVs

Publicado en línea: 15 jun 2017

Páginas: 150 - 153

Recibido: 14 jul 2016

Aceptado: 31 may 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ama-2017-0023

Palabras claveMultirotor, PID, Attitude Stabilization, Flight Control, Bandwidth

© 2017 Bialystok University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
Multirotor, PID, Attitude Stabilization, Flight Control, Bandwidth