Introduction to Aeronautics and Robotics Control Using a Small Electric Airplane

Ugo Roux; Jacky Baltes; Reinhard Gerndt; Saeed Saeedvand

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-98762-5_19

Introduction to Aeronautics and Robotics Control Using a Small Electric Airplane

Ugo Roux
, Jacky Baltes^*
, Reinhard Gerndt
, Saeed Saeedvand

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Electrical Engineering

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

Intelligent robotics bridges the gap between the digital and physical worlds, which requires a solid understanding of many different aspects. In this paper, we describe our approach to a gentle introduction into robotics control in general and control theory in particular using a small electric airplane with an Arduino micro-controller. The microcontroller has a built-in pressure sensor, which allows surprisingly efficient and accurate control of the altitude of the plane. In addition to concepts and techniques in aerodynamics, flight control is an extremely motivating domain to introduce students to the necessity for and approaches to open-loop and feedback control. We tested the approach with great success with a group of about 30 students who participated in the Frontiers Camp of the FIRA Asia Cup 2024.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Robotics in Education - Proceedings of the RiE 2025 Conference
Editors	Richard Balogh, David Obdržálek, Nikolaos Fachantidis
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	219-230
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	9783031987618
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-98762-5_19
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	16th International Conference on Robotics in Education, RiE 2025 - Thessaloniki, Greece Duration: 2025 Apr 23 → 2025 Apr 25

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume	1544 LNNS
ISSN (Print)	2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-3389

Conference

Conference	16th International Conference on Robotics in Education, RiE 2025
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Thessaloniki
Period	2025/04/23 → 2025/04/25

Keywords

aeronautics
artificial intelligence
intelligent robotics
PID Control

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
Signal Processing
Computer Networks and Communications

Access to Document

10.1007/978-3-031-98762-5_19

Cite this

Roux, U., Baltes, J., Gerndt, R., & Saeedvand, S. (2025). Introduction to Aeronautics and Robotics Control Using a Small Electric Airplane. In R. Balogh, D. Obdržálek, & N. Fachantidis (Eds.), Robotics in Education - Proceedings of the RiE 2025 Conference (pp. 219-230). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1544 LNNS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-98762-5_19

Introduction to Aeronautics and Robotics Control Using a Small Electric Airplane. / Roux, Ugo; Baltes, Jacky; Gerndt, Reinhard et al.
Robotics in Education - Proceedings of the RiE 2025 Conference. ed. / Richard Balogh; David Obdržálek; Nikolaos Fachantidis. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. p. 219-230 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1544 LNNS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Roux, U, Baltes, J, Gerndt, R & Saeedvand, S 2025, Introduction to Aeronautics and Robotics Control Using a Small Electric Airplane. in R Balogh, D Obdržálek & N Fachantidis (eds), Robotics in Education - Proceedings of the RiE 2025 Conference. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 1544 LNNS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 219-230, 16th International Conference on Robotics in Education, RiE 2025, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2025/04/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-98762-5_19

Roux U, Baltes J, Gerndt R, Saeedvand S. Introduction to Aeronautics and Robotics Control Using a Small Electric Airplane. In Balogh R, Obdržálek D, Fachantidis N, editors, Robotics in Education - Proceedings of the RiE 2025 Conference. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2025. p. 219-230. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-98762-5_19

Roux, Ugo ; Baltes, Jacky ; Gerndt, Reinhard et al. / Introduction to Aeronautics and Robotics Control Using a Small Electric Airplane. Robotics in Education - Proceedings of the RiE 2025 Conference. editor / Richard Balogh ; David Obdržálek ; Nikolaos Fachantidis. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. pp. 219-230 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems).

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