Robust multi-mode flight control design for an unmanned helicopter based on multi-loop structure

International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 723-730

  Wang, Hong Qiang ^a   Mian, Ashfaq Ahmad ^a   Wang, Dao Bo ^a   Duan, Hai Bin ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

^b BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ADS 33E; Muti mode flight control strategy; Robust h infinity optimal control; Unmanned helicopter

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION; ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE; CONTROL STRATEGIES; FLIGHT CONTROL; FLIGHT CONTROL DESIGN; FLIGHT MODES; H-INFINITY OPTIMAL CONTROL; HANDLING QUALITY; HELICOPTER DYNAMICS; INNER LOOPS; LEVEL-1; LOOP STRUCTURE; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; MULTI-LOOP CONTROL; MULTIMODES; OPERATION CHARACTERISTIC; OUTER LOOP; PI CONTROL; ROBUST H; SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENT; UNMANNED HELICOPTER;

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; DECELERATION; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; HELICOPTERS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATORS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TRANSIENTS; TWO TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CONTROL SYSTEM STABILITY;

EID: 70450184909     PISSN: 15986446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12555-009-0504-1     Document Type: Article

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