Autonomous forced landing system for light general aviation aircraft in unknown environments


Autoria(s): Arain, Bilal; Warren, Michael; Yang, Xilin; Gonzalez, Luis F.; Mejias, Luis; Upcroft, Ben
Contribuinte(s)

Sreeram, Victor

Data(s)

2013

Resumo

This paper presents a system which enhances the capabilities of a light general aviation aircraft to land autonomously in case of an unscheduled event such as engine failure. The proposed system will not only increase the level of autonomy for the general aviation aircraft industry but also increase the level of dependability. Safe autonomous landing in case of an engine failure with a certain level of reliability is the primary focus of our work as both safety and reliability are attributes of dependability. The system is designed for a light general aviation aircraft but can be extended for dependable unmanned aircraft systems. The underlying system components are computationally efficient and provides continuous situation assessment in case of an emergency landing. The proposed system is undergoing an evaluation phase using an experimental platform (Cessna 172R) in real world scenarios.

Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/66385/

Publicador

IEEE

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/66385/3/66385.pdf

DOI:10.1109/AUCC.2013.6697267

Arain, Bilal, Warren, Michael, Yang, Xilin, Gonzalez, Luis F., Mejias, Luis, & Upcroft, Ben (2013) Autonomous forced landing system for light general aviation aircraft in unknown environments. In Sreeram, Victor (Ed.) Proceedings of the 3rd Australian Control Conference (AUCC), IEEE, Fremantle, WA, pp. 169-170.

Direitos

Copyright 2013 Engineers Australia

Fonte

Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation; School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science; Science & Engineering Faculty

Palavras-Chave #090104 Aircraft Performance and Flight Control Systems #090105 Avionics #Autonomous landing #forced landing #light aircraft
Tipo

Conference Paper