A backstepping controller for path-tracking of an underactuated autonomous airship

International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 418-441

  Azinheira, Jośe Raul ^a   Moutinho, Alexandra ^a   De Paiva, Ely Carneiro ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b Centro de Tecnologia da Informacao Renato Archer   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Airship; backstepping; UAV; Nonlinear control; Underactuated vehicles

Indexed keywords

BACKSTEPPING; ERROR CORRECTION; ROBUST CONTROL; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

AUTONOMOUS AIRSHIPS; BACK-STEPPING CONTROLLERS; CONTROL ALLOCATIONS; CONTROL IMPLEMENTATIONS; NONLINEAR CONTROL; NONLINEAR DYNAMIC MODELS; PATH-TRACKING; REFERENCE SHAPING; UNDER ACTUATED; UNDER ACTUATIONS; UNDERACTUATED VEHICLES; UNMANNED AIRSHIPS; VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS; WIND DISTURBANCES;

AIRSHIPS;

EID: 62349095268     PISSN: 10498923     EISSN: 10991239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rnc.1325     Document Type: Article

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