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In‐flight tests of navigation and control system of unmanned aerial vehicle

Andrzej Tomczyk (Department of Avionics and Control, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Rzeszów University of Technology, Rzeszów, Poland)

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology

ISSN: 0002-2667

Article publication date: 1 December 2003

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Abstract

In this paper, results of the flight‐testing of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight control system are presented. APC‐4 “SkyGuide” autonomous navigation and control system, designed and developed by the research team of the Department of Avionics and Control at Rzeszów University of Technology, has been tested. Properties of this flight control system, as well as selected results of the in‐flight tests conducted on board of the PZL‐110 “Koliber” aircraft, are presented. Results obtained confirm that design assumptions of the navigation and control system and research methodology have been appropriate and APC‐4 autopilot can be used on UAVs board.

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Tomczyk, A. (2003), "In‐flight tests of navigation and control system of unmanned aerial vehicle", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 75 No. 6, pp. 581-587. https://doi.org/10.1108/00022660310503057

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