Abstract

The UAV demonstrator Barracuda, which performed its first flight in April 2006, is controlled autonomously during the whole flight including take off and landing. High Level Commands such as “Take Off Abort”, “Return to Base” and “Go Around” offer limited possibilities to interact from the Ground Control Station. Remote control is not possible in any phase of flight.With this paper the AutoFlight module is described, which consists of the • AutoFlight Moding including Failure Management and Autonomous Reaction• Vertical Flight Path Generation and basic longitudinal controls• Route Steering and basic lateral controls including nosewheel steering

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