Stability and control analysis of rotor/ducted-fan based unmanned helicopter

  • Hong Qiang Wang*
  • , Dao Bo Wang
  • , Hai Bin Duan
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Taken into consideration of the effect of rotor downwash and shrouding duct, the Pitt-Peters' first harmonic non-uniform dynamic inflow model is extended to modeling the rotor/ducted fan propellant system. Combined with the data of wind tunnel experiment of assembled fan and duct fuselage, a practical nonlinear mathematical model of a full-scale rotor/ducted-fan helicopter is derived. The derived nonlinear model is linearized and the analysis of flight dynamics of the rotor/ducted-fan helicopter is conducted. The analysis results are compared with the flight dynamics of a conventional helicopter. It is indicated that the distinguishing features of the rotor/ducted-fan helicopter from the conventional helicopter are predominantly in the stability of lateral-directional motion modes at different flight speeds and the coupling characteristics of response to control inputs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)144-149
Number of pages6
JournalHarbin Gongye Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology
Volume41
Issue number7
StatePublished - Jul 2009

Keywords

  • Coaxial helicopter
  • Coupling characteristics
  • Ducted fan
  • Dynamic inflow
  • Motion modes
  • Stability and control

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