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Six Degree-of-Freedom Modeling of an Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle

Calhoun, Sean M.

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2006, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (Engineering and Technology).

Developing a six degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) aircraft model has many practical purposes, especially in these times of rapidly growing Uninhabited Air Vehicle (UAV) technologies. This thesis covers some of the various topics involved in the development of such a model. The research performed was conducted at the Avionics Engineering Center, utilizing the Brumby R/C aircraft. Topics include a brief overview of the instrumentation system, techniques for inertia estimation, and system identification using the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) method. Finally, the design and development of a Matlab/SIMULINK model will be covered, which will illustrate the accuracy and validity of the 6-DOF model.

Douglas Lawrence (Advisor)
137 p.

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  • Calhoun, S. M. (2006). Six Degree-of-Freedom Modeling of an Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1149543622

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Calhoun, Sean. Six Degree-of-Freedom Modeling of an Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle. 2006. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1149543622.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Calhoun, Sean. "Six Degree-of-Freedom Modeling of an Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1149543622

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)