The nonlinear aircraft model with heavy cargo moving inside is derived by using the sep- aration body method, which can describe the influence of the moving cargo on the aircraft attitude and altitude accurately. Furt...The nonlinear aircraft model with heavy cargo moving inside is derived by using the sep- aration body method, which can describe the influence of the moving cargo on the aircraft attitude and altitude accurately. Furthermore, the nonlinear system is decoupled and linearized through the input^utput feedback linearization method. On this basis, an iterative quasi-sliding mode （SM） flight controller for speed and pitch angle control is proposed. At the first-level SM, a global dynamic switching function is introduced thus eliminating the reaching phase of the sliding motion. At the second-level SM, a nonlinear function with the property of ＂smaUer errors correspond to bigger gains and bigger errors correspond to saturated gains＂ is designed to form an integral sliding manifold, and the overcompensation of the integral term to big errors is weakened. Lyapunov- based analysis shows that the controller with strong robustness can reject both constant and time-varying model uncertainties. The performance of the proposed control strategy is verified in a maximum load airdrop mission.展开更多
The tilt rotor unmanned aerial vehicle（TRUAV） exhibits special application value due to its unique rotor structure. However, varying dynamics and aerodynamic interference caused by tiltable rotors are great technica...The tilt rotor unmanned aerial vehicle（TRUAV） exhibits special application value due to its unique rotor structure. However, varying dynamics and aerodynamic interference caused by tiltable rotors are great technical challenges and key issues for TRUAV＇s high-powered flight controls, which have attracted the attention of many researchers. This paper outlines the concept of TRUAV and some typical TRUAV platforms while focusing on control techniques. TRUAV structural features, dynamics modeling, and flight control methods are discussed, and major challenges and corresponding developmental tendencies associated with TRUAV flight control are summarized.展开更多
基金co-supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 60904038)the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China (Nos. 20141396012 and 20121396008)
文摘The nonlinear aircraft model with heavy cargo moving inside is derived by using the sep- aration body method, which can describe the influence of the moving cargo on the aircraft attitude and altitude accurately. Furthermore, the nonlinear system is decoupled and linearized through the input^utput feedback linearization method. On this basis, an iterative quasi-sliding mode （SM） flight controller for speed and pitch angle control is proposed. At the first-level SM, a global dynamic switching function is introduced thus eliminating the reaching phase of the sliding motion. At the second-level SM, a nonlinear function with the property of ＂smaUer errors correspond to bigger gains and bigger errors correspond to saturated gains＂ is designed to form an integral sliding manifold, and the overcompensation of the integral term to big errors is weakened. Lyapunov- based analysis shows that the controller with strong robustness can reject both constant and time-varying model uncertainties. The performance of the proposed control strategy is verified in a maximum load airdrop mission.
基金co-supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 61503369 and 61433016)
文摘The tilt rotor unmanned aerial vehicle（TRUAV） exhibits special application value due to its unique rotor structure. However, varying dynamics and aerodynamic interference caused by tiltable rotors are great technical challenges and key issues for TRUAV＇s high-powered flight controls, which have attracted the attention of many researchers. This paper outlines the concept of TRUAV and some typical TRUAV platforms while focusing on control techniques. TRUAV structural features, dynamics modeling, and flight control methods are discussed, and major challenges and corresponding developmental tendencies associated with TRUAV flight control are summarized.
