Title
Dual-axis tilting rotor quad-plane design, simulation, flight and performance comparison with a conventional quad-plane design
Author
Mancinelli, A. (TU Delft Control & Simulation)
Smeur, E.J.J. (TU Delft Control & Simulation) 
Remes, B.D.W. (TU Delft Control & Simulation)
de Croon, G.C.H.E. (TU Delft Control & Simulation)
Date
2022
Abstract
In the last few decades, the UAV research has been focusing on hybrid vehicles with Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) capabilities. Opposed to copters, hybrid vehicles are highly influenced by wind disturbances. This paper presents a novel quad-plane design that uses four dual-axis tilting rotors to enhance the wind rejection capability of a conventional quad-plane vehicle. After the non-linear mathematical model derivation and the actuator identification, the performance of the vehicle is addressed and compared to a conventional quad-plane in simulation, showing a factor 3.4 improvement in linear acceleration reaction time and a reduction of the gust induced displacement of 80%. Free-flight wind tunnel experiments confirmed the simulation outcome and extended the vehicle wind rejection capabilities behavior also to the lateral gust scenario.
Subject
Hybrid MAVs
Quad-plane
Tilting rotors
UAV
VTOL
Wind disturbance rejection capability
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUAS54217.2022.9836063
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Embargo date
2023-07-01
ISBN
978-1-6654-0593-5
Source
2022 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2022
Event
2022 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2022, 2022-06-21 → 2022-06-24, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Series
2022 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2022
Bibliographical note
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Part of collection
Institutional Repository
Document type
conference paper
Rights
© 2022 A. Mancinelli, E.J.J. Smeur, B.D.W. Remes, G.C.H.E. de Croon