One of the most promising unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) designs is a single-rotor scheme, however, due to the complexity of the control principles for such aircraft, there are currently no effective methods for automating their takeoff and landing. The use of systems traditional for multicopter UAVs based on satellite positioning and calculation of control actions using strict mathematical formulas does not allow to fully realize the advantages of a single-rotor scheme. The article considers the existing model of the UAVs control process with a single-rotor scheme, proposes and justifies its changes, and also formulates a method for automatically controlling the take-off and landing of a single-rotor robot helicopter.
Keywords: single-rotor scheme, robotic helicopter, automatic takeoff, automatic landing, method, control