Ofertes treballs fi d'estudis

Títol: Implementation of a Physics-Based Aircraft Autopilot: Flight Dynamics Modeling and End-to-End Software Development

Director/a: Ferrer Ferre, Alex

Email del professor/a: alex.ferrer@upc.edu

Departament del professor/a: 748-FIS

• 2010 - GRAU EN ENGINYERIA EN TECNOLOGIES AEROESPACIALS
• 2010 - GRAU EN ENGINYERIA EN VEHICLES AEROESPACIALS

Identificador de l'oferta: 205-06901

Modalitat: Universitat

Possibilitat de beca/finançament: No

Idioma d'elaboració del treball: Anglès

Descripció:

This Bachelor Thesis addresses the creation of a complete aircraft autopilot starting from fundamental flight dynamics principles. The project focuses on formulating the equations governing aircraft motion and translating them into a fully functional simulation and control software. All components required for autonomous flight—dynamic models, numerical integration, control logic, and system coordination—will be developed from scratch, resulting in a self-contained autopilot framework capable of stabilizing and guiding an aircraft in simulated flight conditions.

Objectius:

. Formulate and implement the mathematical equations describing aircraft translational and rotational motion; 2. Develop a numerical simulation environment including aerodynamic, propulsion, and environmental effects; 3. Design a hierarchical autopilot structure for attitude stabilization and flight-path control; 4. Integrate control algorithms enabling autonomous tracking of speed, altitude, and direction commands; 5. Assess the performance and robustness of the autopilot through systematic simulation studies.

Tasques a realitzar / Característiques:

1. Study aircraft flight dynamics, control theory, and typical autopilot architectures used in aviation; 2. Code the full flight dynamics model and time-integration scheme for aircraft motion; 3. Implement aerodynamic force and moment models together with actuator dynamics; 4. Design and implement control laws for stabilization and guidance; 5. Integrate basic sensing and state reconstruction mechanisms to close the control loop; 6. Define and run simulation scenarios to evaluate stability, tracking accuracy, and disturbance rejection; 7. Prepare the final thesis document describing the theoretical background, software implementation, and numerical results.

Tema: ENGINYERIA AERONÀUTICA

Tipus: Estudi

Càrrega de treball:

Equivalent a 12 crèdits per tant un mínim de 300h de treball

Temàtica ambiental: No

Confidencial (informatiu): No

Ambit de cooperació: No

Publicació: 09/02/2026

Caducitat: 02/02/2027