Quadcopter Modeling Using a System for UAV Parameters Measurement

Abstract

This article deals with quadcopter modeling using a system for the measurement of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) parameters. UAVs are often equipped with various measurement devices and equipment for measurement, which significantly affects their weight. The currently available technical solutions and inventions do not allow corrections to be made to the on-board control electronics settings without the need to perform a test flight, or without the need to create complex and time-consuming mathematical models of the unmanned aerial vehicle; therefore, it is desirable to create a new method for modeling the characteristics of an UAV based on static laboratory measurements. The goal of this paper is to create a dynamic model of a quadcopter that will be adapted to a system for measuring UAV parameters, specifically the thrust of individual motors, which will be the next step to creating a new method for modeling UAV characteristics. This method can be used in the future for tuning flight control algorithms, based on static laboratory measurements.