Near optimal tracking solution for input constrained UAV using MPC

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Poh, Eng Kee ^a   Wang, Jian Liang ^a   Ling, Keck Voon ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL OBJECTIVES; HEADING ERROR; HIGH LEVEL CONTROLLERS; IN-CONTROL; KINEMATIC MODEL; LOW LEVEL; OPTIMAL TRACKING; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; PATH TRACKING PROBLEM;

FIXED WINGS; MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 84867801003     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2010-7550     Document Type: Conference Paper

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