L1 adaptive attitude controller for a tail-sitter MAV in hover flight

Jin Wang, Bifeng Song, Liguang Wang

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Abstract

Since there exist several practical problems, hover flight control of tail-sitter vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) micro aerial vehicle (MAV) remains a challenging task all the time. This paper proposes a solution to this task, which combines the backstepping control architecture with L1 adaptive control theory. Aerodynamic moments of the wing are included thus the adaptation law is ensured to concentrate on the environmental disturbance. The output dynamic inversion is applied to determine the control surfaces deflection from control moments. These characters enable the controller to be transplanted to other VTOL MAV without retuning. The hover flight tests were conducted on a flying wing tail-sitter MAV, the results showed satisfactory tracking performance and disturbance resistance.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication29th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2014
PublisherInternational Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
ISBN (Electronic)3932182804
StatePublished - 2014
Event29th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2014 - St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Duration: 7 Sep 201412 Sep 2014

Publication series

Name29th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2014

Conference

Conference29th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2014
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CitySt. Petersburg
Period7/09/1412/09/14

Keywords

  • Backstepping control
  • L1 adaptive control
  • Micro aerial vehicle
  • Tail-sitter

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