One-degree aerial device: control and experimental development

The ball and beam experimental platform is an unstable nonlinear system widely used as a benchmark control setup for testing different controller approaches, especially for beginners on automatic control to improve their control knowledge skills. In this paper, we innovate it by governing the angula...

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Autores: Acho Zuppa, Leonardo|||0000-0002-4965-1133, Buenestado Caballero, Pablo|||0000-0003-3873-1362, Pujol Vázquez, Gisela|||0000-0003-0067-2571
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/403043
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/403043
https://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/7118127
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Drone aircraft -- Control systems
Dron
Control
Electronics
Avions no tripulats -- Sistemes de control
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Automàtica i control
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Sumario:The ball and beam experimental platform is an unstable nonlinear system widely used as a benchmark control setup for testing different controller approaches, especially for beginners on automatic control to improve their control knowledge skills. In this paper, we innovate it by governing the angular position of the beam with a twin-rotor system. Our experiment consists of a beam that rotates through a pivot, in which two propellers are attached to the ends of this beam. Hence, we have a recent one-degree aerial device, and instead of using a ball, we employ a mass moving on the beam, presenting friction on position to its movements on the beam. Then, the control objective is to regulate the mass position at some predefined zone on the beam, ensuring stability and robustness in front of external perturbations and unmodeled uncertainties. To do so, we define a classical PI controller. To assess closed-loop robustness, a mass was introduced to one propeller to induce perturbation, thereby simulating modeling variations or disturbances. The experimental results prove the goodness of our experimental platform for drone applications.