Active disturbance compensating tracking control of an unmanned quadrotor helicopter

  • Zhixiang Liu
  • , Xiang Yu
  • , Chi Yuan
  • , Youmin Zhang*
  • , Jun Luo
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, a novel active disturbance compensating tracking control method is presented with applications to an unmanned quadrotor helicopter. First, a normal state feedback tracking controller is optimized to guarantee stable operation in a calm environment and then, a retrofit control mechanism including a disturbance estimator and an adaptive compensator are developed that asymptotically stabilize the closed-loop system in the presence of constant external force disturbances. To evaluate the presented scheme, numerical simulations based on a nonlinear quadrotor helicopter model are conducted by comparing the performance of a normal control method and the proposed control approach.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 ASME/IEEE International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)9780791857199
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
EventASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2015 - Boston, United States
Duration: 2 Aug 20155 Aug 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
Volume9

Conference

ConferenceASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston
Period2/08/155/08/15

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