Attitude tracking control of a 3-DOF helicopter with actuator saturation and model uncertainties

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Abstract

A novel attitude tracking control methodology of a 3-DOF helicopter is presented in the presence of actuator saturation and model uncertainties. The proposed control approach consists of an unconstrained controller and a nonlinear anti-windup compensator (AWC). The backstepping control technique is first applied to the unconstrained controller to achieve the tracking control objective for the nominal nonlinear model of the helicopter. Then, a nonlinear disturbance observer is proposed to estimate the parametric uncertainties and external disturbances. The globally uniformly ultimately boundedness of the unconstrained controller is illustrated through theoretical analysis. Finally, to deal with the actuator saturation, a nonlinear AWC is derived, which simultaneously guarantees a region of stability and the closed loop performance for tracking control. Simulation results on the 3-DOF helicopter verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 34th Chinese Control Conference, CCC 2015
EditorsQianchuan Zhao, Shirong Liu
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages5641-5646
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9789881563897
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Sep 2015
Event34th Chinese Control Conference, CCC 2015 - Hangzhou, China
Duration: 28 Jul 201530 Jul 2015

Publication series

NameChinese Control Conference, CCC
Volume2015-September
ISSN (Print)1934-1768
ISSN (Electronic)2161-2927

Conference

Conference34th Chinese Control Conference, CCC 2015
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHangzhou
Period28/07/1530/07/15

Keywords

  • 3-DOF Helicopter
  • Anti-windup Compensator
  • Backstepping
  • Disturbance Observer

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