Robust LQR attitude control of a 3-DOF laboratory helicopter for aggressive maneuvers

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4627-4636

  Liu, Hao ^a   Lu, Geng ^a   Zhong, Yisheng ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Helicopter control; multiple input multiple output (MIMO); optimal control; robust linear quadratic regulation (LQR) control; three degree of freedom (3 DOF) laboratory helicopter

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE CONTROL; CONTROLLERS; FEEDFORWARD CONTROL; LABORATORIES;

HELICOPTER CONTROL; LINEAR QUADRATIC REGULATIONS; MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT; OPTIMAL CONTROLS; THREE-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM (3-DOF);

HELICOPTERS;

EID: 84878141852     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2012.2216233     Document Type: Article

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