06.2 - Flight Dynamics and Control (UAV related)
METHODS FOR EFFICIENT FLIGHT TESTING AND MODELLING OF REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT WITHIN VISUAL LINE-OF-SIGHT
A. Sobron¹, D. Lundström¹, R. Larsson², P. Krus¹, C. Jouannet²; ¹Linköping University, Sweden ;²Saab Aeronautics, Sweden
Remotely piloted aircraft are sometimes flight-tested within visual line-of-sight at very low altitude, a type of operation that offers major cost advantages at the expense of a very limited available airspace. This paper describes some advances towards efficient performance evaluation and system identification of fixed-wing aircraft under these challenging conditions