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Development of UAV Close Formation Flight Control
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Chinese Flight Test Establishment,Chinese Flight Test Establishment

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    In this paper the UAV close formation flight control problem is addressed. Formation flight involves controlling multiple wing aircraft to maintain a desired position relative to a lead aircraft throughout formation maneuvers. The formation consists of a lead and wing aircraft, where the wing flies in close formation with the lead, such that the lead’s vortices produce aerodynamic coupling effects. The nonlinear kinematic of formation was modeled in the wing’s Rotating reference frame. A proportional plus Integral controller is developed. It is shown that formation hold autopilots designed with the aerodynamic coupling effects ,yield satisfactory performance in close formation flight.

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Qi Sheng-jun, Zhang Zhe. Development of UAV Close Formation Flight Control[J]. Advances in Aeronautical Science and Engineering,2012,3(3):

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  • Received:February 18,2012
  • Revised:May 13,2012
  • Adopted:June 12,2012
  • Online: December 20,2012
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