Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a real‐time simulation environment for the validation of controller for an autonomous small‐scale helicopter.Design/methodology/approach – The real‐time simulation platform is developed based on the nonlinear model of a series of small‐scale helicopters. Dynamics of small‐scale helicopter is analyzed through simulation. The controller is designed based on the extracted linear model.Findings – The model‐based linear controller can be effectively designed and tested using real‐time simulation platform. The hover controller is demonstrated to be robust against wind disturbance.Research limitations/implications – To use the real‐time simulation environment to test and validate controllers for small‐scale helicopters, basic helicopter parameters need to be measured, calculated or estimated.Practical implications – The real‐time simulation environment can be used generically to test and validate controllers for small‐scale helicopters.Originality/value – The pap...
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