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DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN AUTOMATED PILOT SYSTEM FOR A FIXED-WING TWIN-ENGINE AIRPLANE UAV

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dc.contributor.authorBUICAN, George Razvan
dc.contributor.authorZAHARIA, Sebastina-Marian
dc.contributor.authorPASCARIU, Ionut Stelian
dc.contributor.authorCHICOS, Lucia-Antoneta
dc.contributor.authorLANCEA, Camil
dc.contributor.authorPOP, Mihai Alin
dc.contributor.authorSTAMATE, Valentin-Marian
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-09T17:25:13Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-27
dc.descriptionThis paper presents the design, development, and implementation of an automated pilot system integrated into a fixed-wing, twin-engine UAV platform. The system is based on the Cube Orange flight controller running ArduPilot open-source autopilot software, with mission planning and monitoring performed using Mission Planner. The UAV was developed through additive manufacturing technologies, enabling weight reduction and modular integration of avionics. The study highlights mission simulations, route optimization, and avoidance of restricted or hazardous areas, demonstrating the aircraft’s capacity to operate autonomously under various scenarios. The results confirm the feasibility of combining low-cost, open-source solutions with custom-built UAV platforms, offering practical applications in aerial surveillance, mapping, and both civil and military missions.
dc.description.abstractWhen controlling a UAV, we have to rely on the line of site of the operator and aft wards on the communication with the ground control station. This implies expensive equipment used in communication, a skilled operator and a UAV with low autonomy. In order to address these issues an automated piloting system needs to be implemented thus offering the needed autonomy to the UAV. An automated pilot can also stabilize the aircraft and allow for the control of the UAV to be done by people without intensive training or special skills. In the present paper we present the development and implementation of such a system, built on Cube Orange flight controller, and implemented on a fixed-wing UAV with twin-engines, fabricated using additive manufacture technologies.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by a grant of the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization, CNCS/CCCDI – UEFISCDI, project number PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-20190739, within PNCDI III.
dc.identifier.citationG. R. Buican, S. M. Zaharia, I. S. Pascariu, et al., “Development and implementation of an automated pilot system for a fixed-wing twin-engine airplane UAV,” in Proceedings of the International Conference Scientific Research & Education in the Air Force (AFASES 2022), Brașov, Romania, May 27 2022, ISSN: 2247-3173, doi: 10.19062/2247-3173.2022.23.23
dc.identifier.issn2247-3173
dc.identifier.other10.19062/2247-3173.2022.23
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.unitbv.ro/handle/123456789/732
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPublishing House of “Henri Coanda” Air Force Academy
dc.relation.ispartofseriesScientific Research & Education in the Air Force - AFASES, 2022; Vol 2022, p151
dc.subjectAerospace
dc.subjectFixed-wing UAV
dc.subjectAutomated Pilot
dc.subjectGCS
dc.subjectAdditive manufacture
dc.titleDEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN AUTOMATED PILOT SYSTEM FOR A FIXED-WING TWIN-ENGINE AIRPLANE UAV
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