Transitional Control Architecture and Methodology for a Twin Rotor Tailsitter

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No AccessEngineering NoteTransitional Control Architecture and Methodology for a Twin Rotor TailsitterJason L. Forshaw, Vaios J. Lappas and Phil BriggsJason L. ForshawDepartment of Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, England GU2 7XH, United Kingdom*Research Fellow, Surrey Space Centre, Department of Electronic Engineering; . Senior Member AIAA.Search for more papers by this author, Vaios J. LappasDepartment of Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, England GU2 7XH, United Kingdom†Professor of Space Vehicle Control, Surrey Space Centre, Department of Electronic Engineering; . Senior Member AIAA.Search for more papers by this author and Phil BriggsAir Division, QinetiQ, Farnborough, England GU14 0LX, United Kingdom‡Technical Manager, Air Division; .Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:25 Jun 2014https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G000314SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations About References [1] Forshaw J. and Lappas V., “High-Fidelity Modeling and Control of a Twin Helicopter Rotor Tailsitter,” AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, AIAA Paper 2011-6637, Aug. 2011. LinkGoogle Scholar[2] Green W. E. and Oh P. Y., “MAV That Flies Like an Airplane and Hovers Like a Helicopter,” Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE/ASME, International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Monterey, CA, July 2005, pp. 693–698. Google Scholar[3] Escareno J., Stone R., Sanchez A. and Lozano R., “Modeling and Control Strategy for the Transition of a Convertible Tail-Sitter UAV,” European Control Conference 2007, 2007. 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