Design of linear parameter varying trajectory tracking controllers for an unmanned air vehicle

Kannan Natesan, Da-Wei Gu, Ian Postlethwaite

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    Abstract

    This article presents a trajectory tracking controller design approach for an unmanned air vehicle using the linear parameter varying (LPV) methods. The longitudinal and lateral controllers are designed using an inner-outer loop structure with the inner loop LPV controller designed first using μ-synthesis. The inner loop is then approximated with a reference model and the outer loop is designed using loop-shaping techniques. Flight trajectory is expressed in terms of earth co-ordinates, which the outer loop controller converts into reference signals for the inner loop. Full-scale non-linear simulations are used to test the efficiency of the designed controller and of the proposed design approach.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)395-402
    JournalThe Journal of Aerospace Engineering
    Volume224
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010

    Keywords

    • flight control
    • linear parameter varying systems
    • robust control
    • unmanned air vehicle

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