Adaptive Nonlinear Tracking Control Algorithm for Quadcopter Applications

Seok Kyoon Kim, Choon Ki Ahn

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Abstract

This paper presents a nonlinear tracking controller including the cutoff frequency adaptation algorithm for quadcopters without the use of true plant parameters. This study makes two contributions. First, an adaptation algorithm automatically updates the closed-loop cutoff frequency by updating the feedback gains. Second, a nonlinear control law renders the closed-loop system to guarantee the exponential performance recovery and offset-free properties, while only using the proportional component of tracking errors. The numerical verifications are performed to verify the closed-loop performance improvement from the proposed controller with MATLAB/Simulink.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8693514
Pages (from-to)84-94
Number of pages11
JournalIEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
Volume56
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Feb

Keywords

  • Cutoff frequency adaptation
  • disturbance observer (DOB)
  • parameter uncertainty
  • quadcopters
  • tracking control algorithm

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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