NDLI: Toward an Accurate Physics-Based UAV Thruster Model

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Khan, W. Nahon, M.
Copyright Year	1996
Abstract	Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) come in many types, the most common being fixed-wing and rotorcraft. Most of these are powered by brushless dc motors driving fixed-pitch propellers. Since the thrusters are typically quite powerful, relative to the weight of the aircraft, the motion of these UAVs is usually dominated by the thruster dynamics. It therefore becomes particularly important to have a good model of the thruster, which can be assembled based on simple measurements of the system properties, rather than from exhaustive testing. This paper presents such a model. The governing equations are assembled by considering, in succession, the motor electrodynamics and the propeller aerodynamics. The results of the model are compared to experimental test results for a particular thruster assembly. Agreement between the two is excellent-with an error of 4.7% in thrust and 7.6% in torque under static conditions-thereby demonstrating the validity of the proposed approach.
Starting Page	1269
Ending Page	1279
Page Count	11
File Size	1626724
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10834435
Volume Number	18
Issue Number	4
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2013-08-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	unmanned aerial vehicles Aerospace simulation aircraft propulsion brushless motors
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Control and Systems Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering Computer Science Applications

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