Robust Predictive Functional Control for Flight Vehicles Based on Nonlinear Disturbance Observer

A novel robust predictive functional control based on nonlinear disturbance observer is investigated in order to address the control system design for flight vehicles with significant uncertainties, external disturbances, and measurement noise. Firstly, the nonlinear longitudinal dynamics of the fli...

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Main Authors: Yinhui Zhang, Huabo Yang, Zhenyu Jiang, Fan Hu, Weihua Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/878971
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description A novel robust predictive functional control based on nonlinear disturbance observer is investigated in order to address the control system design for flight vehicles with significant uncertainties, external disturbances, and measurement noise. Firstly, the nonlinear longitudinal dynamics of the flight vehicle are transformed into linear-like state-space equations with state-dependent coefficient matrices. And then the lumped disturbances are considered in the linear structure predictive model of the predictive functional control to increase the precision of the predictive output and resolve the intractable mismatched disturbance problem. As the lumped disturbances cannot be derived or measured directly, the nonlinear disturbance observer is applied to estimate the lumped disturbances, which are then introduced to the predictive functional control to replace the unknown actual lumped disturbances. Consequently, the robust predictive functional control for the flight vehicle is proposed. Compared with the existing designs, the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed flight control are illustrated and validated in various simulation conditions.
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spelling doaj-art-09ebce9f6a534697b9357906e36fefbe2025-02-03T01:28:59ZengWileyInternational Journal of Aerospace Engineering1687-59661687-59742015-01-01201510.1155/2015/878971878971Robust Predictive Functional Control for Flight Vehicles Based on Nonlinear Disturbance ObserverYinhui Zhang0Huabo Yang1Zhenyu Jiang2Fan Hu3Weihua Zhang4College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, ChinaCollege of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, ChinaCollege of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, ChinaCollege of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, ChinaCollege of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, ChinaA novel robust predictive functional control based on nonlinear disturbance observer is investigated in order to address the control system design for flight vehicles with significant uncertainties, external disturbances, and measurement noise. Firstly, the nonlinear longitudinal dynamics of the flight vehicle are transformed into linear-like state-space equations with state-dependent coefficient matrices. And then the lumped disturbances are considered in the linear structure predictive model of the predictive functional control to increase the precision of the predictive output and resolve the intractable mismatched disturbance problem. As the lumped disturbances cannot be derived or measured directly, the nonlinear disturbance observer is applied to estimate the lumped disturbances, which are then introduced to the predictive functional control to replace the unknown actual lumped disturbances. Consequently, the robust predictive functional control for the flight vehicle is proposed. Compared with the existing designs, the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed flight control are illustrated and validated in various simulation conditions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/878971
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International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
title Robust Predictive Functional Control for Flight Vehicles Based on Nonlinear Disturbance Observer
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title_fullStr Robust Predictive Functional Control for Flight Vehicles Based on Nonlinear Disturbance Observer
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