Lifting-wing Quadcopter Modeling and Unified Control

Hybrid unmanned aerial vehicles integrate the efficient forward flight of fixed-wing UAVs and vertical take-off and landing capabilities of multicopter UAVs. We designed a new type of hybrid UAV, coined as lifting-wing quadcopters , which has a highly reliable structure, robust wind resistance, and reliable transition flight. This video presents the modeling, control, simulation, and real flight of lifting-wing quadcopters.