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Stabilization of the PVTOL aircraft based on a sliding mode and a saturation function
Author(s) -
AguilarIbañez Carlos
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of robust and nonlinear control
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.361
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-1239
pISSN - 1049-8923
DOI - 10.1002/rnc.3601
Subject(s) - saturation (graph theory) , control theory (sociology) , mode (computer interface) , function (biology) , computer science , mathematics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , artificial intelligence , control (management) , combinatorics , operating system
Summary This study presents a feedback control strategy for the regulation of a planar vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. To this end, two controllers that work simultaneously were designed. The first controller is devoted to stabilizing the vertical variable and is based on a simple feedback‐linearization procedure in combination with a saturation function. The second controller – based on a combination of the traditionally PD‐controller and a sliding mode controller – stabilizes both the horizontal and angular variables to the desired rest position. The performance of the closed‐loop system is demonstrated through simulation results. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.