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Applied fast maneuvering using a hybrid controller

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Stanley, Byron M. (Byron McCall), 1977-
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.
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Marc McConley and Jean-Jacques Slotine.
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Abstract
Guidance and control of autonomous vehicles is a difficult and often calculation-intensive process. Current control approaches limit the functionality of autonomous vehicles. The approach applied in this thesis is to use a discrete-state model of the vehicle dynamics to build a hybrid automaton. By creating a set of stable trim states and building a library of maneuvers, the on-line optimization problem was made significantly simpler. The implementation of the control methodology for an autonomous helicopter was expanded to include three-dimensional path planning and pilot-inspired maneuvers. The hybrid controller was then adapted and applied to an unpowered parafoil in simulation. The parafoil hybrid controller was also implemented on a DSP chip and used in a real-time DSP-processor-based simulation of the system. This demonstrated the ability to apply the hybrid controller logic to a variety of vehicles.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2001.
 
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 116-117).
 
Date issued
2001
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/8540
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Mechanical Engineering.

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