Modelling and preliminary results of a tri-ellipsoid unmanned autonomous airship. (2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zheng, Enhao; Mai, Jingeng
• Is Part Of: International journal of service and computing oriented manufacturing. Volume 2:Number 1(2016)
• Page Start: 84
• Page End: 101
• Publication Date: 2016
• Subjects: tri-ellipsoid blimps -- dynamic modelling -- simulation -- control system -- near ground search -- modelling -- unmanned airships -- autonomous airships -- blimp design -- airship design -- anti-wind control -- controller design -- flying control systems -- ground communication stations -- remote control -- automatic flying -- near-ground search -- near-ground surveillance -- large payloads; Computer integrated manufacturing systems -- Periodicals; Manufacturing industries -- Information technology -- Periodicals; Manufacturing industries -- Computer networks -- Periodicals; Service-oriented architecture (Computer science) -- Periodicals; 670.285
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2045-175X

Abstract

Unmanned autonomous airship has its own advantages over other aerial vehicles in near-ground surveillance and rescue tasks. In this study, we present a novel designed unmanned autonomous blimp. We built the dynamic model of the tri-ellipsoid blimp then we designed an anti-wind controller based on the model. We also implemented the prototype which included the tri-ellipsoid blimp body, the flying control system and the ground communication station. We carried out field experiments including payload experiment, remote control experiment and automatic flying experiment to validate the system. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed blimp is a potential tool in accomplishing tasks of near-ground search with large payloads.