Qualitative Loss-Of-Control of Quadrotors

Su Jan Kieran Kersbergen; Sihao Sun; Coen de Visser

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Qualitative Loss-Of-Control of Quadrotors

Su Jan Kieran Kersbergen	Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
Sihao Sun	Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
Coen de Visser	Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

Abstract:
With current research in quadrotor Loss-Of-Control (LOC) being focussed on specific failure cases such as Single-Rotor Failure (SRF), the growth that is expected in the drone industry will not be able to be sustained, in regards to the safety of individuals in urban areas. Without an assurance of reliability regarding the safety of drones this is just not feasible. This work seeks to show the importance of modelling hazards such as the Vortex Ring State (VRS) to broaden the approach on solving LOC of quadrotors. Through the adaptation of the LOC definition of aircraft to quadrotors and a comparative analysis of quadrotor flights, of both the nominal and SRF configuration, a Qualitative LOC Definition (QLD) for quadrotors is created, which can be used for the identification of quadrotor LOC events.

Keywords: MAV experiments; MAV flight dynamics and control; Mini/Micro air vehicles

View PDF CEAS-GNC-2019-039

Su Jan Kieran Kersbergen, Sihao Sun, Coen de Visser: Qualitative Loss-Of-Control of Quadrotors. Proceedings of the 2019 CEAS EuroGNC conference. Milan, Italy. April 2019. CEAS-GNC-2019-039.

BibTeX entry:

@Incollection{CEAS-GNC-2019-039,

    authors = {Kersbergen, Su Jan Kieran and Sun, Sihao and de Visser, Coen},

    title = {Qualitative Loss-Of-Control of Quadrotors},

    booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2019 {CEAS EuroGNC} conference},

    address = {Milan, Italy},

    month = apr,

    year = {2019},

    note = {CEAS-GNC-2019-039}

}