Quaternion Attitude Control System of Highly Maneuverable Aircraft
In the era of rapid advancements in manned and unmanned aviation and robotics, there is a need for high-performance, robust attitude control of highly maneuverable fixed-wing aircraft, both manned and unmanned (UAVs). This paper presents an extension to research on spacecraft attitude control. The a...
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| author | Michał Gołąbek Michał Welcer Cezary Szczepański Mariusz Krawczyk Albert Zajdel Krystian Borodacz |
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| description | In the era of rapid advancements in manned and unmanned aviation and robotics, there is a need for high-performance, robust attitude control of highly maneuverable fixed-wing aircraft, both manned and unmanned (UAVs). This paper presents an extension to research on spacecraft attitude control. The article extends existing concepts and applies them to the control problem of aircraft operating in Earth’s atmosphere. First, a general concept of quaternions is presented. Next, the attitude controller’s architecture is discussed. The controller synthesis is described using quaternion algebra. The quaternion-based attitude controller is then compared with a classical Euler-based attitude controller. The methodology for comparison and performance evaluation of both controllers is described. Lastly, the results of the simulations and a comparison of the two controllers are presented and discussed. The presented control scheme outperforms classical methods based on Euler angles, particularly at the aircraft’s high pitch and roll angles. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ffeaa4e61ec94b7fa69f81a11452b8ad2023-11-24T08:10:19ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922022-11-011122377510.3390/electronics11223775Quaternion Attitude Control System of Highly Maneuverable AircraftMichał Gołąbek0Michał Welcer1Cezary Szczepański2Mariusz Krawczyk3Albert Zajdel4Krystian Borodacz5Łukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Aviation, Al. Krakowska 110/114, 02-256 Warszawa, PolandŁukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Aviation, Al. Krakowska 110/114, 02-256 Warszawa, PolandŁukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Aviation, Al. Krakowska 110/114, 02-256 Warszawa, PolandŁukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Aviation, Al. Krakowska 110/114, 02-256 Warszawa, PolandŁukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Aviation, Al. Krakowska 110/114, 02-256 Warszawa, PolandŁukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Aviation, Al. Krakowska 110/114, 02-256 Warszawa, PolandIn the era of rapid advancements in manned and unmanned aviation and robotics, there is a need for high-performance, robust attitude control of highly maneuverable fixed-wing aircraft, both manned and unmanned (UAVs). This paper presents an extension to research on spacecraft attitude control. The article extends existing concepts and applies them to the control problem of aircraft operating in Earth’s atmosphere. First, a general concept of quaternions is presented. Next, the attitude controller’s architecture is discussed. The controller synthesis is described using quaternion algebra. The quaternion-based attitude controller is then compared with a classical Euler-based attitude controller. The methodology for comparison and performance evaluation of both controllers is described. Lastly, the results of the simulations and a comparison of the two controllers are presented and discussed. The presented control scheme outperforms classical methods based on Euler angles, particularly at the aircraft’s high pitch and roll angles.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/22/3775attitudecontrolaircraftUAVfixed-wingquaternions |
| spellingShingle | Michał Gołąbek Michał Welcer Cezary Szczepański Mariusz Krawczyk Albert Zajdel Krystian Borodacz Quaternion Attitude Control System of Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Electronics attitude control aircraft UAV fixed-wing quaternions |
| title | Quaternion Attitude Control System of Highly Maneuverable Aircraft |
| title_full | Quaternion Attitude Control System of Highly Maneuverable Aircraft |
| title_fullStr | Quaternion Attitude Control System of Highly Maneuverable Aircraft |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quaternion Attitude Control System of Highly Maneuverable Aircraft |
| title_short | Quaternion Attitude Control System of Highly Maneuverable Aircraft |
| title_sort | quaternion attitude control system of highly maneuverable aircraft |
| topic | attitude control aircraft UAV fixed-wing quaternions |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/22/3775 |
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