Inexpensive Multirotor Platform for Advanced Controls Testing (IMPACT): Development, Integration, and Experimentation

Garrett D Asper; Benjamin M Simmons; Rachel M Axten; Kasey A Ackerman; Patrick E Corrigan

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Inexpensive Multirotor Platform for Advanced Controls Testing (IMPACT): Development, Integration, and Experimentation

Garrett D Asper·Benjamin M Simmons·Rachel M Axten·Kasey A Ackerman·Patrick E Corrigan

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A comprehensive framework was explored and validated for rapid deployment and testing of custom flight control logic using the Inexpensive Multirotor Platform for Advanced Controls Testing (IMPACT). This vehicle facilitated the efficient validation and refinement of a custom flight control algorithm, which was designed using Simulink and deployed onto a Pixhawk flight computer running PX4 firmware through the utilization of the MathWorks UAV Toolbox. The robust and cost-effective design of IMPACT provides the groundwork for future flight testing of flight controls and model development research for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

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Garrett D Asper, Benjamin M Simmons, Rachel M Axten, Kasey A Ackerman, Patrick E Corrigan. 2024-03-01. Inexpensive Multirotor Platform for Advanced Controls Testing (IMPACT): Development, Integration, and Experimentation. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20240000223

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