Micro-Helicopter for Long-Distance Missions: Description and Attitude Stabilization

Abstract

This paper presents the development of a micro coaxial helicopter (MCR UAV) whose main characteristic is that it should be carried by an air shuttle transporter and then released in a desired place far away from the launching site, to develop surveillance missions in hover flight. A real-time embedded system is built in order to validate the proposed aerodynamic prototype, and a classic control law based on a classical backstepping procedure for the dynamic system is implemented to test this vehicle in autonomous flight. Finally, simulation and practical results are presented for hover flight.