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Propeller speed estimation for unmanned aerial vehicles using Kalman filtering

izvorni znanstveni rad

izvorni znanstveni rad

Propeller speed estimation for unmanned aerial vehicles using Kalman filtering

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Tip izvorni znanstveni rad
Godina 2020
Časopis International journal of automation and control
Nadređena publikacija International Journal of Automation and Control
Volumen 14
Svesčić 3
Stranice str. 284-303
ISSN 1740-7516
EISSN 1740-7524
Status objavljeno

Sažetak

This paper presents an on-line propeller speed estimation system for a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with brushless DC (BLDC) motors and powered by a lithium-polymer battery pack. Propeller speed estimation is based on battery drain current measurement extended with averaged state-space model of brushless DC motor utilized within a Kalman filter-based state estimator. Based on the BLDC motor and propeller physical parameters and utilising corresponding mathematical model, the estimation system is implemented within the flight computer on board the UAV. The proposed propeller speed estimation algorithm is verified experimentally for a wide range of propeller operating regimes, which has shown that the proposed method is able to provide efficient estimation of UAV propeller speed.

Ključne riječi

UAV propulsion, speed estimation, BLDC motor, Kalman filtering