6.1 How to Use This Chapter

UAVs are aircraft with autonomous flight capabilities; their external control capabilities are essential for accurate mission execution and safe flight operations. Common control methods include: remote control, ground station control, semi-autonomous control, and computer-based interface control. External control theory primarily deals with the stability of the aircraft in the air, generally understood as position and attitude control of the UAV. In this chapter, we cover the rigid body model of UAV flight control, i.e., the guidance model.

Trajectory planning is a critical problem at the multirotor decision-making level. The goal is to find an optimal flight trajectory from the start point to the target point that satisfies the constraints of multirotor maneuvering performance and flight environment information. It is a key technology in multirotor mission planning and a technical guarantee for autonomous flight. Its main functions include: pre-flight selection of an optimal path for the multirotor mission, and during flight, a degree of online path replanning based on real-time field conditions. The planned path serves as the reference trajectory, guiding the multirotor to complete its flight task under the control law.

Chapter Introduction Document

The introduction document for this chapter is located at: 🔗[Installation Directory]\RflySimAPIs\6.RflySimExtCtrl\Intro.pdf🔗

API Reference

The development API reference for this chapter is located at: 🔗[Installation Directory]\RflySimAPIs\6.RflySimExtCtrl\API.pdf🔗

PPT Courseware

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All Example Files

For all examples in this chapter, see the Readme documentation located at: 🔗[Installation Directory]\RflySimAPIs\6.RflySimExtCtrl\Readme.pdf🔗