Robust Control of Electric Tail Reduction System: Uncertainty and Performance Index

The electric tail reduction system of the unmanned helicopter contains uncertainty. To solve this problem, a constraint-following approach was applied to design a novel robust control for uncertain mechanical systems. The dynamic model of the uncertain electric tail reduction system was established...

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Main Authors: Kang Huang, Chao Ma, Han Zhao, Zicheng Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/1/260
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Chao Ma
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description The electric tail reduction system of the unmanned helicopter contains uncertainty. To solve this problem, a constraint-following approach was applied to design a novel robust control for uncertain mechanical systems. The dynamic model of the uncertain electric tail reduction system was established by combining the load of the electric tail rotor and the flight state of the helicopter. Based on the Udwadia–Kalaba theory, a robust constraint following the control method was proposed to deal with the uncertainty of the system. In addition, to balance the steady-state performance and control cost of the system, a control parameter optimization design method was proposed to minimize the performance index. Furthermore, the unique solution of the optimal parameter can be obtained. Compared with the LQR control method, the effectiveness of the optimization method of robust constraint following control was verified.
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spelling doaj.art-5fd7159de6a94397b2f0530a0d4eda702023-11-21T03:01:07ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-12-0111126010.3390/app11010260Robust Control of Electric Tail Reduction System: Uncertainty and Performance IndexKang Huang0Chao Ma1Han Zhao2Zicheng Zhu3School of Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, ChinaThe electric tail reduction system of the unmanned helicopter contains uncertainty. To solve this problem, a constraint-following approach was applied to design a novel robust control for uncertain mechanical systems. The dynamic model of the uncertain electric tail reduction system was established by combining the load of the electric tail rotor and the flight state of the helicopter. Based on the Udwadia–Kalaba theory, a robust constraint following the control method was proposed to deal with the uncertainty of the system. In addition, to balance the steady-state performance and control cost of the system, a control parameter optimization design method was proposed to minimize the performance index. Furthermore, the unique solution of the optimal parameter can be obtained. Compared with the LQR control method, the effectiveness of the optimization method of robust constraint following control was verified.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/1/260electric tail reduction systemrobust controlconstraint following controlperformance indexoptimal design
spellingShingle Kang Huang
Chao Ma
Han Zhao
Zicheng Zhu
Robust Control of Electric Tail Reduction System: Uncertainty and Performance Index
Applied Sciences
electric tail reduction system
robust control
constraint following control
performance index
optimal design
title Robust Control of Electric Tail Reduction System: Uncertainty and Performance Index
title_full Robust Control of Electric Tail Reduction System: Uncertainty and Performance Index
title_fullStr Robust Control of Electric Tail Reduction System: Uncertainty and Performance Index
title_full_unstemmed Robust Control of Electric Tail Reduction System: Uncertainty and Performance Index
title_short Robust Control of Electric Tail Reduction System: Uncertainty and Performance Index
title_sort robust control of electric tail reduction system uncertainty and performance index
topic electric tail reduction system
robust control
constraint following control
performance index
optimal design
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/1/260
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