Autonomous crabbing by estimating wind using only GPS velocity

This paper presents a method to estimate steady wind and a maneuvering strategy for loitering under a strong, steady wind. The wind estimation uses Global Positioning System velocity only through a novel filter design without airspeed measurement. The wind estimate is then used to guide the aircraft...

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Published inIEEE transactions on aerospace and electronic systems Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 1399 - 1407
Main Author Park, Sanghyuk
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 01.06.2016
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Aircraft
Atmospheric modeling
Crabs
Design engineering
Electronic systems
Estimates
Estimation
Global Positioning System
Mathematical model
Satellite navigation systems
Strategy
Velocity measurement
Wind speed
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Summary:This paper presents a method to estimate steady wind and a maneuvering strategy for loitering under a strong, steady wind. The wind estimation uses Global Positioning System velocity only through a novel filter design without airspeed measurement. The wind estimate is then used to guide the aircraft to crab in a direction perpendicular to the wind, thereby avoiding large changes in flight variables if an orbit-type maneuver is attempted. The proposed method is demonstrated through flight tests.
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ISSN:0018-9251
1557-9603
DOI:10.1109/TAES.2016.140491