The development of a mini unmanned aerial vehicle for target tracking

Guoliang Yang; Wei Liu

doi:10.1117/12.807458

13 October 2008 The development of a mini unmanned aerial vehicle for target tracking

Guoliang Yang, Wei Liu

Proceedings Volume 7129, Seventh International Symposium on Instrumentation and Control Technology: Optoelectronic Technology and Instruments, Control Theory and Automation, and Space Exploration; 71292A (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.807458
Event: Seventh International Symposium on Instrumentation and Control Technology, 2008, Beijing, China

Abstract

This paper describes a mini UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) system for target tracking. The mini UAV system can be divided into two parts: the onboard system and the GCS (Ground Control Station). The former implements the algorithm of autonomous flight. The latter monitors the flight conditions of the mini UAV and displays the video taken from the onboard opto-electronic detector. Accurate heading and trajectory control is needed when tracking the ground targets with the mini UAV, which equipped with roll-only opto-electronic detector. The precision of control is greatly affected by wind. The kinestate of the mini UAV in circular tracking is modeled and analyzed, and the flight control laws are designed and simulated. The simulation results show that the control strategy is easy to be realized and the precision of tracking is satisfying.

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Guoliang Yang and Wei Liu "The development of a mini unmanned aerial vehicle for target tracking", Proc. SPIE 7129, Seventh International Symposium on Instrumentation and Control Technology: Optoelectronic Technology and Instruments, Control Theory and Automation, and Space Exploration, 71292A (13 October 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.807458

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