Preparing In-Flight Simulation of a Personal Aerial Vehicle on DLR's Research Helicopter ACT/FHS

Kurzfassung

Within the European project myCopter technologies for future commuter rotorcraft, so called personal aerial vehicles (PAVs), were investigated. DLR has used its research helicopter ACT/FHS for the in-flight simulation of possible control laws for such a PAV. This allows conducting PAV flight tests without the actual PAV being built. This paper reports on the results of two flight tests that were conducted on the ACT/FHS in 2015. These tests confirm the flyability of the developed PAV control laws on a real helicopter. They also demonstrate the in-flight simulation capability of the ACT/FHS for an unconventional configuration.