Perpustakaan Digital ITB

UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are very prevalent in the modern times. They affect multiple industries including surveillance, military, film and photography, even logistics and many more. As the industry is developing further, the need for an optimized control is increasing. This thesis will improve upon an existing UAV’s dynamic model and optimize its performance. The UAV used in this thesis is a combat type UAV developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) from the United States called MQ-9 Reaper. An open-loop control system is extracted from the existing specifications of the UAV, then a closed-loop system is developed via the tracking hold control method. Two cases following two different maneuver is imposed onto the closed-loop system. The results of the simulations, shows that the closed-loop system of the UAV successfully follows the maneuver imposed onto the UAV. Then from three different configurations following the first maneuver case, the best performing configuration can be chosen.