Flight Systems and Control: A Practical Approach (Springer Aerospace Technology)

Ng, Tian Seng

ISBN 10: 9811087202 / ISBN 13: 9789811087202

Published by Springer, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Flight Systems and Control: A Practical Approach (Springer Aerospace Technology)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9811087202
• ISBN 13: 9789811087202
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

This book focuses on flight vehicles and their navigational systems, discussing different forms of flight structures and their control systems, from fixed wings to rotary crafts. It explores laboratory testing of flight navigational sensors, such as the magnetic, acceleration and Global Positioning System (GPS) units, and illustrates the six-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU) instrumentation as well as its data acquisition methodology. The book offers an introduction to the various unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems and their accessories, including the linear quadratic regulator (LQR) method for controlling the rotorcraft. Robust control system is developed as a technique to withstand wind gusts and disturbances. It also describes a Matrix Laboratory (MATLAB) control algorithm that simulates and runs the lab- based 3 degrees of freedom (DOF) helicopter, as well as LabVIEW software used to validate controller design and data acquisition. Lastly, the book explores future developments in aviation techniques.

About the Author

Mr. Tian Seng Ng has a MSc degree in Computer Control and Automation. He is a member of the technical staff at the Nanyang Technological University. He has been active in the field of flight robotics, control, and automation for almost 25 years, and has worked on gantry crane automation systems at wharves and field pumping stations in Singapore. His interest lies in the domain of control, mechatronics, autonomous systems and machine vision.