Trajectory tracking controller design using neural networks for a tiltrotor unmanned aerial vehicle

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 224, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 881-896

  Kim, B M ^a   Kim, B S ^a   Kim, N W ^b  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

auto landing; dynamic model inversion; neural network; pseudo control hedging; tiltrotor

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE NEURAL NETWORKS; AUTO-LANDING; CONTROL LOOP; CONTROLLER ARCHITECTURES; DYNAMIC MODEL INVERSION; FLIGHT MODES; INNER LOOPS; INSTABILITY PROBLEMS; MODEL INVERSION; NONLINEAR SIMULATIONS; OUTER LOOP; PSEUDO-CONTROL HEDGING; RATE LIMIT; SIX-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM; SMART UAV; TILT ROTOR; TILT-ROTOR AIRCRAFTS; TIME SCALE SEPARATION; TRAJECTORY CONTROL; TRAJECTORY TRACKING;

AIRCRAFT CONTROL; ATTITUDE CONTROL; DELAY CONTROL SYSTEMS; DESIGN; DYNAMIC MODELS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; FREE FLIGHT; LANDING; MECHANICS; NEURAL NETWORKS; REMOTE CONTROL; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; TRAJECTORIES; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

CONTROLLERS;

EID: 77955293345     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544100JAERO710     Document Type: Article

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