Piccolo system user guide - Unmanned Aircraft & Drones
Piccolo system user guide - Unmanned Aircraft & Drones
Piccolo system user guide - Unmanned Aircraft & Drones
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Left elevator<br />
= Left + Aileron<br />
Left elevon<br />
Aileron<br />
Right elevator<br />
= Right - Aileron<br />
Right elevon<br />
Figure 17. Elevon mixing<br />
4.11.9 Ruddervator mixing<br />
This mode is used for V-tail operation, in which the rudder and elevator outputs are mixed<br />
together. Ruddervator mixing depends on the type of V-tail, either upright (\/)or inverted (/\).<br />
When defining rudder motion for a V-tail, the sign convention follows the same one used in the<br />
elevators.<br />
Standard ruddervator (\/)<br />
Left<br />
rudder<br />
= Elevator - Left<br />
Left<br />
rudder<br />
Elevator<br />
Right<br />
rudder<br />
= Elevator + Right<br />
Right<br />
rudder<br />
Inverted ruddervator (/\)<br />
Left<br />
rudder<br />
= Elevator + Left<br />
Left<br />
rudder<br />
Elevator<br />
Right<br />
rudder<br />
= Elevator - Right<br />
Right<br />
rudder<br />
Figure 18. Ruddervator mixing<br />
4.12 Autopilot gains<br />
The gains page is used to view and alter the autopilot gains. There are gains for seven loops.<br />
Table 3. Autopilot loops<br />
Loop Inputs Outputs Notes<br />
Dynamic<br />
Pressure<br />
Dynamic<br />
Pressure<br />
Elevator Maintains a commanded dynamic<br />
pressure.<br />
Altitude Static Throttle Maintains a commanded altitude.<br />
pressure<br />
Turn Yaw rate Aileron, Maintains a commanded turn rate.<br />
Rudder<br />
Tracker GPS Turn rate<br />
Command<br />
Drives the turn rate loop to achieve<br />
desired track targets.<br />
Roll Roll angle Aileron Alternative turn rate control and roll<br />
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