Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation for a Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | ||||
International Conference on Aerospace Sciences and Aviation Technology | ||||
Article 33, Volume 16, AEROSPACE SCIENCES & AVIATION TECHNOLOGY, ASAT - 16 – May 26 - 28, 2015, May 2015, Page 1-15 PDF (860.27 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/asat.2015.22923 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
A. Shawky; A. Bayoumy Aly; A. Nashar; M. Elsayed | ||||
R&D of Egyptian Air force, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Modeling, guidance and control experimental results for a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are presented. The numerical values of the aerodynamic derivatives are computed via the Digital DATCOM software using the geometric parameters of the airplane. A hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation environment is developed to support and validate the small UAV model autopilot hardware and software development. The HIL simulation incorporates a high-fidelity dynamic model that includes the sensor and actuator models, the test bed HIL system used to facilitate the development of the flight control system (FCS). Furthermore, design of the guidance laws, autopilot implementation on the embedded system are integrated with the HIL simulation. A mission has been design in order to validate the guidance and control loops. Finally, a user friendly graphical interface that incorporates external stick commands and 3-D visualization of the vehicle’s motion completes the simulation environment. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
UAV Modeling; UAV guidance and control; Simulation; X-plane | ||||
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