Fault detection for partial loss of effectiveness faults of actuators in a quadrotor unmanned helicopter

Bin Yu, Youmin Zhang, Yingmin Yi, Yaohong Qu, Peng Lu

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Abstract

This paper presents and implements a method to detect actuator faults (loss of effectiveness) for a quadrotor unmanned helicopter (known as the Qball-X4) altitude control. Fault model is presented with the first principle physical modeling method. Mathematical model is further adjusted based on the grey-light-box scheme to adjust the model parameters and reduce model uncertainty of the Qball-X4. The Kalman filter is used for the fault detection and state estimation purpose with integration of a LQ (linear quadratic) technique based controller for controlling the altitude of the Qball-X4. The benefit of using this method is that it is robust to the process and measurement noises. The method is implemented and experimentally tested in the platform of the Qball-X4 helicopter.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceeding of the 11th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, WCICA 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages3204-3209
Number of pages6
EditionMarch
ISBN (Electronic)9781479958252
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Mar 2015
Event2014 11th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, WCICA 2014 - Shenyang, China
Duration: 29 Jun 20144 Jul 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of the World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA)
NumberMarch
Volume2015-March

Conference

Conference2014 11th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, WCICA 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShenyang
Period29/06/144/07/14

Keywords

  • Fault detection
  • Flight test
  • Model adjustment
  • Modelling
  • State estimation
  • The Kalman fitter

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