Attitude Control Design of Bi-copter Using Incremental Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion Approach

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Abstract

Bi-copter UAVs have similar levels of versatility and are more energetically efficient than quadrotors. However, they are more difficult to control as the servo will lead to a non-minimum phase and are sensitive to shifts in the center of gravity. In this paper, we construct the incremental nonlinear dynamic inversion (INDI) attitude controller to linearize the nonlinear dynamics into a linear input-output map in an incremental form. We start by deriving the incremental dynamic of the bi-copter and combining it with the geometric controller to avoid the singularities. Then, the state estimator is designed based on the control allocator to provide angular acceleration estimation. Finally, comparative experiments demonstrate the improvements over a conventional geometry controller.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Guidance, Navigation and Control - Proceedings of 2024 International Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control Volume 4
EditorsLiang Yan, Haibin Duan, Yimin Deng
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages328-336
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9789819622115
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025
EventInternational Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control, ICGNC 2024 - Changsha, China
Duration: 9 Aug 202411 Aug 2024

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume1340 LNEE
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control, ICGNC 2024
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChangsha
Period9/08/2411/08/24

Keywords

  • Bi-copter
  • INDI
  • flight control

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