• DocumentCode
    2833606
  • Title

    Robust Autopilot Design with Maximum Stability Radius

  • Author

    Akmeliawati, Rini ; Chow, Kuang Ye

  • Author_Institution
    Monash Univ. Malaysia, Selangor
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    15-17 Dec. 2006
  • Firstpage
    1137
  • Lastpage
    1142
  • Abstract
    This paper presents the robust control design for aircraft autopilot. The controller provides a maximum stability radius to the closed-loop system. The technique uses the notion of complex stability radius and the Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMI) to obtain the feedback controller gain. The technique is illustrated on a feedback controller of an autopilot system of a twin engine civil aircraft. The results is compared to those that are obtained using a linear quadratic regulator (LQR) technique.
  • Keywords
    aircraft control; closed loop systems; feedback; linear matrix inequalities; closed-loop system; feedback controller; linear matrix inequalities; linear quadratic regulator; maximum stability radius; robust autopilot design; twin engine civil aircraft; Adaptive control; Aerospace control; Aircraft propulsion; Automatic control; Control systems; Linear matrix inequalities; Military aircraft; Regulators; Robust control; Robust stability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industrial Technology, 2006. ICIT 2006. IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Mumbai
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0726-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1-4244-0726-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIT.2006.372330
  • Filename
    4237652