Studies and tests of micro aerial vehicle during flight

• Autorzy: Kowalski M. , Zyluk A. , Sibilski K.

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DOI

10.5604/12314005.1168466

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article presents the results of flight tests of an unmanned flying device based on a model Micro Air Vehicle (MAV). The airplane was used during experimental studies. In the article, on-board equipment of micro-plane used in the study has been shown. Furthermore, the process of integrating all of the avionics equipment with MAV has been described. During the flight test, all parameters of microaircraft flight such as air and cruising speeds, altitude, air route, angles of tilt, slope angle, deviation angle, tilting speed, slope speed, deviation speed, etc. were recorded. During the study, the behaviour of micro-aircraft in various phases of flight such as autonomous take off, landing, programmable flight to the specific points of the air route was checked. In addition, the action of specified fail safe features of micro airplane operating in the case of a failure (e.g. in the case of low voltage of power package, loss of GPS signal, loss of communication with the ground station, etc.) is determined. The graphs of some flight parameters and figures of flight routes as well as flight profiles during the programmable flight have been presented. The researches allow for the verification of the integration process of micro-aircraft with on-board systems and they also allow for evaluation of its functional characteristics in further studies such as formation flights and bypassing the obstacles.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Micro Air Vehicle; flight tests

• Wydawca: Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Aviation ; European Science Society of Powertrain and Transport KONES Poland ; Wydawnictwo Instytutu Technicznego Wojsk Lotniczych
• Czasopismo: Journal of KONES
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: Vol. 22, No. 4
• Strony: 155--162
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 16 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Kowalski M.

• Air Force Institute of Technology Ksiecia Boleslawa Street 6, 01-494 Warszawa, Poland tel.: [phone], fax: [phone]

autor

Zyluk A.

• Air Force Institute of Technology Ksiecia Boleslawa Street 6, 01-494 Warszawa, Poland tel.: [phone], fax: [phone]

autor

Sibilski K.

• Air Force Institute of Technology Ksiecia Boleslawa Street 6, 01-494 Warszawa, Poland tel.: [phone], fax: [phone]

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