Reliable H∞ flight tracking control via state feedback

This paper studies the problem of reliable H_infin state feedback controller design for linear continuous-time systems. Actuator partial failures and actuator lock-in-place failures are simultaneously considered, and the signals in the case of certain actuators being locked in place are treated as zero-frequency disturbances, which gives an exact description for the lock-in- place failures. Based on the generalized KYP lemma in finite frequency domain, the controller design is developed in the framework of linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach, which can guarantee the asymptotic stability and H_infin performances of the resulting closed-loop systems when all control components are operational as well as when some actuators fail. Finally, the design procedure and the effectiveness of the proposed method in comparison with the entire frequency approach by using bounded real lemma are illustrated via a numerical example of flight tracking control of an F-16 aircraft.