@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10003445, title = {Increasing Performance of Autopilot Guided Small Unmanned Helicopter}, author = {Tugrul Oktay and Mehmet Konar and Mustafa Soylak and Firat Sal and Murat Onay and Orhan Kizilkaya}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {In this paper, autonomous performance of a small manufactured unmanned helicopter is tried to be increased. For this purpose, a small unmanned helicopter is manufactured in Erciyes University, Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics. It is called as ZANKA-Heli-I. For performance maximization, autopilot parameters are determined via minimizing a cost function consisting of flight performance parameters such as settling time, rise time, overshoot during trajectory tracking. For this purpose, a stochastic optimization method named as simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation is benefited. Using this approach, considerable autonomous performance increase (around %23) is obtained.}, journal = {International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering}, volume = {10}, number = {1}, year = {2016}, pages = {133 - 139}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10003445}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/109}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 109, 2016}, }