AeroVironment SkyTote explained

The SkyTote is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), tail-sitter Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL)-fixed wing hybrid plane, which attains the advantages of both airplane designs (respectively VTOL takeoff capability and decreased energy usage). In order to control the vehicle when transitioning between vertical take-off to forward flight, an adaptive neural network controller was designed by Guided Systems Technologies and used on the vehicle. The vehicle was developed by AeroVironment, under a contract given by the Air Force Research Laboratory, and its primary purpose is cargo-delivery.^{[1] [2]}

The SkyTote is special as it features a fly-by-wire system with remote control.

As of August 2010, the SkyTote appears as a past product^{[3] [4]} on the company websites, not as a current.^[5]

See also

• NASA Puffin; a similar vehicle

External links

• Aerovironment SkyTote
• SkyTote to demonstrate high-speed flight with vertical takeoff
• Guided Systems Technologies

Notes and References

1. http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app4/skytote.html SkyTote developed under contract of Air Force Research Lab
2. Web site: SkyTote to demonstrate high-speed flight with vertical takeoff. Jackson. Karen Y.. 31 March 2006. Air Force Research Laboratory. 2017-11-17.
3. Web site: Past Adaptive Control Programs - Guided Systems . 2010-08-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101120043719/http://www.guidedsys.com/past-programs.php . 2010-11-20 . past programs
4. http://www.avinc.com/uas/adc/skytote/ SkyTote
5. Web site: Fully Autonomous Turn Key UAV Systems . 2010-08-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100908223911/http://www.guidedsys.com/VTOL/ . 2010-09-08 . Turn Key VTOL UAV Systems