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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Robotics
  • Bio-inspired Design

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  • Birds exhibit remarkable post-stall maneuverability, particularly for landing.
  • This agility is often attributed to complex biological features like wings, tails, and sensory systems.
  • Current aircraft control systems struggle to replicate this level of precision.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if a simple fixed-wing glider can perform bird-like perching maneuvers.
  • To explore the efficacy of nonlinear flight control strategies for post-stall landings.
  • To determine if complex biological features are essential for such aerial agility.

Main Methods:

  • Development of nonlinear feedback control algorithms, specifically nonlinear model-predictive control and LQR-Trees.
  • Simulation of a flat-plate glider model using these control methods.
  • Implementation of the LQR-Trees algorithm on a physical hardware platform.

Main Results:

  • Both nonlinear control methods successfully simulated bird-like perching from diverse initial conditions.
  • The LQR-Trees algorithm demonstrated low computational requirements and performance guarantees.
  • Real-world hardware implementation achieved a 95% perching success rate across 147 flights with varying initial speeds.

Conclusions:

  • Complex wing morphology and sensing are not strictly necessary for accurate post-stall perching.
  • Nonlinear control strategies, like LQR-Trees, can enable robust perching maneuvers in simple fixed-wing aircraft.
  • This research offers insights into bio-inspired flight control and advanced aerial robotics.