Modeling and Control of a Tilt tri-rotor Airplane

Duc Anh Ta (1) , Isabelle Fantoni (1) , Rogelio Lozano (2, 1)

1 Heudiasyc - Heuristique et Diagnostic des Systèmes Complexes [Compiègne]
2 LAFMIA - Laboratoire Franco-Mexicain d'Informatique et d'Automatique

A helicopter offers the capability of hover, slow forward displacement, vertical take-off and landing while a conventional airplane has the performance of fast forward movement, long reach and superior endurance. The aim of this paper is to present the modelling and control of a tilt trirotor UAV's configuration that combines the advantages of both rotary wing and fixed wing vehicle.

Mots clés: autonomous aerial vehicles, helicopters

Domaines: Automatique / Robotique

Duc Anh Ta, Isabelle Fantoni, Rogelio Lozano. Modeling and Control of a Tilt tri-rotor Airplane. American Control Conference (ACC 2012), Jun 2012, Montreal, Canada. pp.131-136. ⟨hal-00767341⟩