Position control and attitude stabilization of a ducted fan VTOL UAV in crosswind

Jean Michel Pflimlin*, Philippe Souères, Tarek Hamel, Robert Mahony

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    Abstract

    This paper describes a control strategy to stabilize the position of a Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in crosswind. The proposed approach takes advantage of the cascade structure of the system to design a hierarchical controller involving a High Level Controller devoted to position control and a Low Level Controller devoted to attitude stabilization. Both controllers are designed by means of backstepping techniques that allow the stabilization of the vehicle's position while on-line estimation of the unknown aerodynamic forces. Simulations as well as experimental results are presented to illustrate the concept.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication8th International IFAC Symposium on Robot Control, SYROCO 2006
    PublisherIFAC Secretariat
    EditionPART 1
    ISBN (Print)9783902661166
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2006

    Publication series

    NameIFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)
    NumberPART 1
    Volume8
    ISSN (Print)1474-6670

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