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Robust dynamic surface trajectory tracking control for a quadrotor UAV via extended state observer
Author(s) -
Shao Xingling,
Liu Jun,
Cao Huiliang,
Shen Chong,
Wang Honglun
Publication year - 2018
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.4044
Subject(s) - control theory (sociology) , backstepping , trajectory , parametric statistics , controller (irrigation) , robust control , tracking (education) , state observer , computer science , control engineering , observer (physics) , engineering , control system , control (management) , mathematics , adaptive control , nonlinear system , artificial intelligence , physics , psychology , pedagogy , astronomy , quantum mechanics , statistics , electrical engineering , agronomy , biology
Summary In this paper, we present an extended state observer–based robust dynamic surface trajectory tracking controller for a quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle subject to parametric uncertainties and external disturbances. First, the original cascaded dynamics of a quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle is formulated in a strict form with lumped disturbances to facilitate the backstepping design. Second, based on the separate outer‐ and inner‐loop control methodologies, the extended state observers are constructed to online estimate the unmeasurable velocity states and lumped disturbances existed in translational and rotational dynamics, respectively. Third, to overcome the problem of “explosion of complexity” inherent in backstepping control, the technique of dynamic surface control is utilized for trajectory tracking and attitude stabilization, and with the velocity and disturbance estimates incorporated into the dynamic surface control, a robust dynamic surface flight controller that guarantees asymptotic tracking in the presence of lumped disturbances is synthesized. In addition, the stability analysis is given, showing that the present robust controller can ensure the ultimate boundedness of all signals in the closed‐loop system and make the tracking errors arbitrarily small. Finally, comparisons and extensive simulations under different flight scenarios are performed to validate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed scheme in accurate tracking performance and enhanced antidisturbance capability.