Mathematical modelling of unmanned aerial vehicles with four rotors

izvorni znanstveni rad

izvorni znanstveni rad

Mathematical modelling of unmanned aerial vehicles with four rotors

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Tip izvorni znanstveni rad
Godina 2016
Časopis Interdisciplinary description of complex systems
Nadređena publikacija Interdisciplinary description of complex systems
Volumen 14
Svesčić 1
Stranice str. 88-100
DOI 10.7906/indecs.14.1.9
ISSN 1334-4684
EISSN 1334-4676
Status objavljeno

Sažetak

Mathematical model of an unmanned aerial vehicle with four propulsors (quadcopter) is indispensable in quadcopter movement simulation and later modelling of the control algorithm. Mathematical model is, at the same time, the first step in comprehending the mathematical principles and physical laws which are applied to the quadcopter system. The objective is to define the mathematical model which will describe the quadcopter behavior with satisfactory accuracy and which can be, with certain modifications, applicable for the similar configurations of multirotor aerial vehicles. At the beginning of mathematical model derivation, coordinate systems are defined and explained. By using those coordinate systems, relations between parameters defined in the earth coordinate system and in the body coordinate system are defined. Further, the quadcopter kinematic is described which enables setting those relations. Also, quadcopter dynamics is used to introduce forces and torques to the model through usage of Newton-Euler method. Final derived equation is Newton's second law in the matrix notation. For the sake of model simplification, hybrid coordinate system is defined, and quadcopter dynamic equations derived with the respect to it. Those equations are implemented in the simulation. Results of behavior of quadcopter mathematical model are graphically shown for four cases. For each of the cases the propellers revolutions per minute (RPM) are set in a way that results in the occurrence of the controllable variables which causes one of four basic quadcopter movements in space.

Ključne riječi

quadcopter ; earth frame ; body frame ; rotation matrix ; Newton-Euler method ; control variable