Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
An overview of the NASA Ames Research Center Autonomous Rotorcraft Project (ARP) is presented. The project brings together several technologies to address NASA and US Army autonomous vehicle needs, including a reactive planner for mission planning and execution, control system design incorporating a detailed understanding of the platform dynamics, and health monitoring and diagnostics. A candidate reconnaissance and surveillance mission is described. The autonomous agent architecture and its application to the candidate mission are presented. Details of the vehicle hardware and software development are provided.
Keywords:
Aircraft Design, Testing and Performance
Type:
59th American Helicopter Society Annual Forum; May 06, 2003 - May 08, 2003; Phoenix, AZ; United States
Format:
application/pdf
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