Research Article

Control of a Tilting Hexacopter under Wind Disturbance

Table 1

Symbols mentioned in the article.

SymbolsMeaningUnits

Roll, pitch, and yaw Euler anglesdeg or rad
ηVector of Euler anglesdeg or rad
PPosition of the hexacopterm
Velocity of the hexacopterm·s−1
ωRotation rate of the hexacopterdeg·s−1 or rad·s−1
niRotation velocity of the propellersdeg·s−1 or rad·s−1
FForce acting on the hexacopterN
MTorque acting on the hexacopterN·m
Inertial world-fixed frame
Body-fixed frame
rotor frame
The rotation matrix between different frames
MTotal mass of the hexacopterkg
JTotal inertia matrix of the hexacopterN·m
Gravitational accelerationm·s−2