Validation of the Fault Mitigation Procedures for the Unmanned Elettra-Twin-Flyer Airship

This paper is focused on the failure detection and identification system that has been implemented on the on-board computer of the demonstrator of the Elettra-Twin-Flyers, an innovative remotely-controlled airship for monitoring, telecommunications, advertising and reconnaissance missions in maritime, border and inland environments. Emergency procedures are implemented to detect and identify the failure sources, warn the pilot of the failure occurrence and propose the appropriate action to take in order to reduce the associated risks.