Suppressing Uncommanded Roll-Yaw Motion by Jet Flow Control Based on Reinforcement Learning

The suppression of uncommanded motion of aircraft at high angles of attack (α) is a research topic of continuous concern in the aviation field. Aiming at the suppression of uncommanded roll-yaw motion of a canard aircraft at high angles of attack, an experimental method of virtual flight test based...

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Main Authors: Yizhang Dong, Zhiwei Shi, Kun Chen, Zhen Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/2273139
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description The suppression of uncommanded motion of aircraft at high angles of attack (α) is a research topic of continuous concern in the aviation field. Aiming at the suppression of uncommanded roll-yaw motion of a canard aircraft at high angles of attack, an experimental method of virtual flight test based on reinforcement learning is proposed in this paper. In the virtual flight experiment, the agent was trained to control the jet actuators, so as to suppress the uncommanded roll-yaw motion. Force measurements were conducted to obtain the performance of the jet actuators in a low-speed wind tunnel. The results show that when the spanwise jet actuator and the reverse jet actuator were working on the same side, their control effects were suppressed by each other. Then, the stability augmentation control law was trained through virtual flight experiments based on a reinforcement learning algorithm (TD3), and the uncommanded motion was successfully suppressed. The time histories of the reinforcement learning agent’s action in tests were analyzed, showing that the agent can avoid the coupling relationship between two kinds of jet actuators during tests.
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spelling doaj-art-15b54fd6648f40c797c0d60b81aedc8c2025-08-20T02:02:40ZengWileyInternational Journal of Aerospace Engineering1687-59742023-01-01202310.1155/2023/2273139Suppressing Uncommanded Roll-Yaw Motion by Jet Flow Control Based on Reinforcement LearningYizhang Dong0Zhiwei Shi1Kun Chen2Zhen Chen3Key Laboratory of Unsteady Aerodynamics and Flow ControlKey Laboratory of Unsteady Aerodynamics and Flow ControlNational Key Laboratory of Transient PhysicsKey Laboratory of Unsteady Aerodynamics and Flow ControlThe suppression of uncommanded motion of aircraft at high angles of attack (α) is a research topic of continuous concern in the aviation field. Aiming at the suppression of uncommanded roll-yaw motion of a canard aircraft at high angles of attack, an experimental method of virtual flight test based on reinforcement learning is proposed in this paper. In the virtual flight experiment, the agent was trained to control the jet actuators, so as to suppress the uncommanded roll-yaw motion. Force measurements were conducted to obtain the performance of the jet actuators in a low-speed wind tunnel. The results show that when the spanwise jet actuator and the reverse jet actuator were working on the same side, their control effects were suppressed by each other. Then, the stability augmentation control law was trained through virtual flight experiments based on a reinforcement learning algorithm (TD3), and the uncommanded motion was successfully suppressed. The time histories of the reinforcement learning agent’s action in tests were analyzed, showing that the agent can avoid the coupling relationship between two kinds of jet actuators during tests.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/2273139
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Suppressing Uncommanded Roll-Yaw Motion by Jet Flow Control Based on Reinforcement Learning
International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
title Suppressing Uncommanded Roll-Yaw Motion by Jet Flow Control Based on Reinforcement Learning
title_full Suppressing Uncommanded Roll-Yaw Motion by Jet Flow Control Based on Reinforcement Learning
title_fullStr Suppressing Uncommanded Roll-Yaw Motion by Jet Flow Control Based on Reinforcement Learning
title_full_unstemmed Suppressing Uncommanded Roll-Yaw Motion by Jet Flow Control Based on Reinforcement Learning
title_short Suppressing Uncommanded Roll-Yaw Motion by Jet Flow Control Based on Reinforcement Learning
title_sort suppressing uncommanded roll yaw motion by jet flow control based on reinforcement learning
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/2273139
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