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Garcia, Gonzalo (University of Kansas), Keshmiri, Shawn (University of Kansas), Shukla, Daksh (University of Kansas)

Nonlinear Control based on H-Infinity Theory for Autonomous Aerial Vehicle

Scheduled for presentation during the "Control Architecture - II" (WeB3), Wednesday, June 14, 2017, 15:20−15:40, Salon CD

2017 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, June 13-16, 2017, Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL,

This information is tentative and subject to change. Compiled on March 28, 2024

Keywords Control Architectures, Manned/Unmanned Aviation

Abstract

Existence of modeling errors, external disturbances, and inaccurate design assumptions make robustness a desired property for any control system in real-life applications. Linear robust controllers are widely seen as acceptable solutions when systems are controlled close to known equilibrium points and a known trajectory. Unfortunately, linear robust control designs become partially ineffective when these conditions are not met. The nonlinear and unsteady aerodynamics of aircraft in the presence of external disturbances and adverse conditions make application of linear robust controllers challenging. This paper presents a nonlinear version of robust H-infinity controller based on L2 gain and dissipativity concepts. The nonlinear H-infinity approach allows larger perturbations from the trim condition and delays any control degradation and risk of instability compared with the linear versions. The nonlinear H-infinity controller requires the solution of a Hamilton-Jacobi-Isaacs equation which is a limiting factor due to its complexity. This paper applies a state-feedback Taylor series expansion of the value function to iteratively solve the partial differential equations in incremental steps for an increasing degree of accuracy. A large UAS in trajectory tracking is used for performance comparison and robustness analysis in one hand with a linear robust controller, and on the other, with a robust nonlinear model predictive controller.

 

 

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