Modelling and adaptive backstepping control for TX-1570 UAV pathtracking

The methodology to design an aircraft longitudinal path-tracking controller is shown in this paper. First a thorough modelling process which involves the estimation of the aerodynamic and propulsion system structure and parameters is carried out. Next, the Lyapunov based backstepping methodology is...

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Autores: Cayero Becerra, Julián Francisco, Morcego Seix, Bernardo|||0000-0002-6944-7519, Nejjari Akhi-Elarab, Fatiha|||0000-0001-9118-632X
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
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:2117/25004
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/25004
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ast.2014.09.022
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Automatic control
Drone aircraft
UAV Modelling Backstepping control Adaptive control
Avions no tripulats
Control automàtic
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Automàtica i control
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Sumario:The methodology to design an aircraft longitudinal path-tracking controller is shown in this paper. First a thorough modelling process which involves the estimation of the aerodynamic and propulsion system structure and parameters is carried out. Next, the Lyapunov based backstepping methodology is applied to design a non-linear controller for the aircraft longitudinal dynamics. The used procedure ensures the convergence of the system to a reference and the robustness in presence of modelling errors. The derived controller delivers manipulated inputs for a real plant and takes into account subsystem and model constraints. Finally, the performance of the controlled system to track a realistic path is demonstrated in front of parameter uncertainty, unmodelled dynamics and adverse initial conditions.