Research Article

Some Discussions about the Error Functions on SO(3) and SE(3) for the Guidance of a UAV Using the Screw Algebra Theory

Table 1

Data of the UAV in simulations.

Aerodynamic configurationFlying-wing configurationMass of UAV kg

Inertia
properties
Wing span of UAV8.76 m
Max thrust
(single engine of two)
500 kgf
Max Mach0.85
Maximum flight altitude15 km