Actuator fault detection in autonomous helicopters

Abstract This paper presents an actuator fault detection and diagnosis system for autonomous helicopters. The system has been tested with the MARVIN autonomous helicopter. Fault detection is accomplished by evaluating any significant change in the behaviour of the vehicle with respect to the fault-free behaviour, which is estimated by using an observer. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is demonstrated by means of MARVIN experimental results and simulations.

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