2A1-A01 Realization of Automatic Take-off and Landing Control of Powered Paraglider(Aerial Robot and Mechatronics (1))

Abstract

This paper presents automatic take-off and landing control of powered paraglider (PPG). In our previous paper, two stable controllers for altitude and direction were designed and worked well in flight experiments. These controllers are utilized for automatic landing control without any modification. Automatic landing control is carried out by setting gradually lower altitudes (as target altitudes) along a target landing line. Automatic take-off control is based on feed-forward control that reflects the manual take-off operation by a skilled person. The experimental results demonstrate the viability of the automatic take-off and landing control designed in this paper.