A Biologically Motivated Flight Control System for PAVs

Abstract:

In this paper, the methods of bionic flight control system for PAV are researched and a simplified model contained bionic-sensor component is designed. Based on some idealized assumptions, a simulation is accomplished. The results demonstrated that it is feasible to develop a bionic flight control system and the system is able to provide a compact and low-priced design scheme for PAV.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 461)
• Pages: 165-171
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.461.165
• Online since: November 2013
• Authors: Yang Yu, Zheng Jie Wang, Mei Fang Guo
• Keywords: Bionic Flight Control System, Bionic-Optical Sensing, PAVs, Wing-Load Sensing

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