Date of Award
2009
Access Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering
Department
Aerospace Engineering
Committee Chair
Yechiel J. Crispin
First Committee Member
Mahmut Reyhanoglu
Second Committee Member
Bogdan Udrea
Abstract
This thesis is a study of formation control with autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles using the formation as feedback. There is also an investigation of formation methods presenting insight into different algorithms for formations. A rigid formation is achieved using a proportional-derivative virtual structure with a formation feedback controller. There is an emphasis on stick controlled aerodynamics. The rigid formation is verified by a simulation of a longitudinal model. Formation control ideas are presented for rigid formations.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Stegall, Stephen, "Formation Feedback Control of UAV Flight" (2009). Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses. 137.
https://commons.erau.edu/edt/137
