Flight-Log-Based Assessment and Center-of-Gravity-Oriented Redesign of a Large Flying-Wing VTOL UAV
This study evaluates the VTOL behaviour of a 4.18 m-span, 15.5 kg flying-wing UAV and proposes a simplified propulsion-layout redesign. Three flights of the original tri-rotor configuration were analysed using attitude, motor and servo PWM, altitude, and vibration data. Roll and pitch tracking errors averaged 0.54° and...