Automation of Hardware-In-The-Loop Testing of Control Systems for Unmanned Air Vehicles

Abstract

Modern computing advances allow the aerospace controls engineer the ability to design, test, and implement automatic control systems for air vehicles with breath taking speed and accuracy. This work examines the automation of the hardware-in-the-loop testing and implementation of autonomous controllers for Unmanned Air Vehicles. Extraordinary interest is generated in this subject considering automation results in hardware-in-the-loop testing within days of completing a controller design. The entire automation process is presented, from design of the controller to implementation on a particular control platform to hardware-in-the-loop testing of the controller. This accomplishes control design and implementation in a matter of months compared to a few years or more before automation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA284833

Entities

People

  • Michael L. Moats

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautics
  • Aircrafts
  • Angular Momentum
  • Automation
  • Birds
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Control Systems Engineering
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Simulations
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - Autonomous System Control
  • Autonomy - Human-Robot Interaction
  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers