Diagnosis of icing and actuator faults in UAVs using LPV unknown input observers

This paper proposes a discrete-time linear parameter varying (LPV) unknown input observer (UIO) for the diagnosis of actuator faults and ice accretion in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The proposed approach, which is suited to an implementation on-board, exploits a complete 6-degrees of freedom (D...

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Autores: Rotondo, Damiano|||0000-0002-8855-5582, Cristofaro, Andrea, Johansen, Tor Arne, Nejjari Akhi-Elarab, Fatiha|||0000-0001-9118-632X, Puig Cayuela, Vicenç|||0000-0002-6364-6429
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
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:2117/113767
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/113767
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10846-017-0716-1
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Discrete-time systems
Drone aircraft
Ice
Failure time data analysis
Fault diagnosis
Icing diagnosis
Linear parameter varying (LPV) systems
Unknown input observers (UIOs)
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
Sistemes de temps discret
Avions no tripulats
Glaç
Temps entre fallades, Anàlisi del
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Sumario:This paper proposes a discrete-time linear parameter varying (LPV) unknown input observer (UIO) for the diagnosis of actuator faults and ice accretion in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The proposed approach, which is suited to an implementation on-board, exploits a complete 6-degrees of freedom (DOF) UAV model, which includes the coupled longitudinal/lateral dynamics and the impact of icing. The LPV formulation has the advantage of allowing the icing diagnosis scheme to be consistent with a wide range of operating conditions. The developed theory is supported by simulations illustrating the diagnosis of actuator faults and icing in a small UAV. The obtained results validate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.