Title :
Simulation of flight control laws design using model predictive controllers
Author :
Yang, Zhi-Jun ; Qi, Xiao-Hui ; Shan, Gan-Lin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Opt. & Electron. Eng., Mech. Eng. Coll., Shijiazhuang, China
Abstract :
A Model Predictive Control strategy is proposed for the flight control laws design. The modified MPC controller block is applied to the autopilot. The simulation framework uses MATLAB´s basic configuration and Aerosim Aeronautical Simulation Blockset which provides a complete set of tools for rapid development of 6 DoF nonlinear aircraft models. The Aerosonde UAV model is utilized in the simulations to demonstrate the performance. Additionally, FlightGear Flight Simulator is chosen to get visual results and evaluate the controllers. The simulation results show that the flight control system using the proposed controller can achieve satisfactory performance and flying qualities.
Keywords :
aerospace control; aerospace simulation; control engineering computing; control system synthesis; data visualisation; nonlinear control systems; predictive control; Aerosim Aeronautical Simulation Blockset; Aerosonde UAV model; FlightGear Flight Simulator; MATLAB; autopilot; flight control law design simulation; model predictive control; nonlinear aircraft model; Actuators; Aerospace control; Aerospace simulation; Aircraft; Atmospheric modeling; Mathematical model; Predictive control; Predictive models; Robust stability; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Flight control laws; flight simulation; model predictive control; visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Mechatronics and Automation, 2009. ICMA 2009. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Changchun
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2692-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2693-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICMA.2009.5246511
