TY  - JOUR
A1  - Werner, Lennart
A1  - Strohmeier, Michael
A1  - Rothe, Julian
A1  - Montenegro, Sergio
T1  - Thrust vector observation for force feedback-controlled UAVs
T2  - Drones
N2  - This paper presents a novel approach to Thrust Vector Control (TVC) for small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The difficulties associated with conventional feed-forward TVC are outlined, and a practical solution to conquer these challenges is derived. The solution relies on observing boom deformations that are created by different thrust vector directions and high-velocity air inflow. The paper describes the required measurement electronics as well as the implementation of a dedicated testbed that allows the evaluation of mid-flight force measurements. Wind-tunnel tests show that the presented method for active thrust vector determination is able to quantify the disturbances due to the incoming air flow.
KW  - unmanned aerial vehicles
KW  - thrust vector control
KW  - force feedback
Y1  - 2022
UR  - https://opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/26215
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-262153
SN  - 2504-446X
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
ER  -