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<p>The article presents key properties of a module intended to estimate non-measurable state variables of an aircraft (a fixed-wing aircraft). Sample calculations are applicable to the MP-02A Czajka light Optionally Piloted Vehicle (OPV). The quality of flight parameter values’ estimation is illustrated by comparing flight parameters of the MP-02A Czajka aircraft recorded during actual flight with estimated values of respective parameters calculated during simulation of selected sensor faults. This experiment allows to evaluate the usefulness of the analytical redundancy mechanism that determines attitude parameters (roll, pitch and heading angles) and navigational variables (airspeed, altitude and geographic coordinates).</p>
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The article presents key properties of a module intended to estimate non-measurable state variables of an aircraft (a fixed-wing aircraft). Sample calculations are applicable to the MP-02A Czajka light Optionally Piloted Vehicle (OPV). The quality of flight parameter values’ estimation is illustrated by comparing flight parameters of the MP-02A Czajka aircraft recorded during actual flight with estimated values of respective parameters calculated during simulation of selected sensor faults. This experiment allows to evaluate the usefulness of the analytical redundancy mechanism that determines attitude parameters (roll, pitch and heading angles) and navigational variables (airspeed, altitude and geographic coordinates).

Analytical Redundancy in Control Systems for Unmanned Aircraft and Optionally Piloted Vehicles

(Department of Avionics and Control Systems, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics

Transactions on Aerospace Research

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The article presents key properties of a module intended to estimate non-measurable state variables of an aircraft (a fixed-wing aircraft). Sample calculations...

Analytical Redundancy in Control Systems for Unmanned Aircraft and Optionally Piloted Vehicles

Publié en ligne: 31 mai 2019

Pages: 31 - 44

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tar-2017-0013

Mots clés
on-board measurement systems, analytical redundancy, UAV, optionally piloted vehicles

© 2017 Copyright by Lukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation

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

Analytical Redundancy in Control Systems for Unmanned Aircraft and Optionally Piloted Vehicles

Publié en ligne: 31 mai 2019

Pages: 31 - 44

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tar-2017-0013

Mots cléson-board measurement systems, analytical redundancy, UAV, optionally piloted vehicles

© 2017 Copyright by Lukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation

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

Mots clés
on-board measurement systems, analytical redundancy, UAV, optionally piloted vehicles