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A high-throughput processor for flight control research using small uavs
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Motter, Mark A. Klenke, Robert H. Sleeman, W. C. ,. IV |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Description | There are numerous autopilot systems that are commercially available for small (<100 lbs) UAVs. However, they all share several key disadvantages for conducting aerodynamic research, chief amongst which is the fact that most utilize older, slower, 8- or 16-bit microcontroller technologies. This paper describes the development and testing of a flight control system (FCS) for small UAV s based on a modern, high throughput, embedded processor. In addition, this FCS platform contains user-configurable hardware resources in the form of a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) that can be used to implement custom, application-specific hardware. This hardware can be used to off-load routine tasks such as sensor data collection, from the FCS processor thereby further increasing the computational throughput of the system. |
| File Size | 261028 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20060022130 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0wq4xw89 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2006-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Stability And Control Flight Management Systems Flight Tests Data Acquisition Automatic Pilots Embedding Aerodynamics Flight Control Loads Forces Field-programmable Gate Arrays Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
