Robust regulation of a PVTOL aircraft subject to crosswind disturbances: Passivity and integral sliding mode approach.

This paper deals with the problem of robust regulation of a Planar Vertical Takeoff and Landing (PVTOL) aircraft affected by crosswind disturbances. The proposed approach simultaneously exploits the advantages of passivity-based control and the integral sliding mode (ISM) control technique. We demon...

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Main Authors: Carlos Aguilar-Ibanez, Miguel S Suarez-Castanon, Belem Saldivar, Manuel Jiménez-Lizárraga, de Jesus Jose Rubio
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0307398&type=printable
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author Carlos Aguilar-Ibanez
Miguel S Suarez-Castanon
Belem Saldivar
Manuel Jiménez-Lizárraga
de Jesus Jose Rubio
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description This paper deals with the problem of robust regulation of a Planar Vertical Takeoff and Landing (PVTOL) aircraft affected by crosswind disturbances. The proposed approach simultaneously exploits the advantages of passivity-based control and the integral sliding mode (ISM) control technique. We demonstrate that the passivity-based controller accomplishes the PVTOL regulation within a guaranteed stability region. At the same time, the ISM controller can effectively counteract the undesirable disturbances effect from the beginning of the operation since the disturbances are never seen in the measurable output. Using the passivity approach with LaSalle's Invariance Theorem, we construct the required Lyapunov function to establish the closed-loop system stability. The proposed combination of controllers results in a robust system that satisfactorily solves the regulation problem. Numerical simulations are provided to show that the proposed approach allows the tracking of different reference signals: pulse-train shaped trajectory and ellipse-shaped trajectory, considering the presence of perturbations (crosswind). Furthermore, to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed technique, a comparative analysis considering two robust control strategies is provided.
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spelling doaj-art-8f95c7e3dfef4ec8b93e76cb7e54439d2025-08-20T02:21:46ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032024-01-011912e030739810.1371/journal.pone.0307398Robust regulation of a PVTOL aircraft subject to crosswind disturbances: Passivity and integral sliding mode approach.Carlos Aguilar-IbanezMiguel S Suarez-CastanonBelem SaldivarManuel Jiménez-Lizárragade Jesus Jose RubioThis paper deals with the problem of robust regulation of a Planar Vertical Takeoff and Landing (PVTOL) aircraft affected by crosswind disturbances. The proposed approach simultaneously exploits the advantages of passivity-based control and the integral sliding mode (ISM) control technique. We demonstrate that the passivity-based controller accomplishes the PVTOL regulation within a guaranteed stability region. At the same time, the ISM controller can effectively counteract the undesirable disturbances effect from the beginning of the operation since the disturbances are never seen in the measurable output. Using the passivity approach with LaSalle's Invariance Theorem, we construct the required Lyapunov function to establish the closed-loop system stability. The proposed combination of controllers results in a robust system that satisfactorily solves the regulation problem. Numerical simulations are provided to show that the proposed approach allows the tracking of different reference signals: pulse-train shaped trajectory and ellipse-shaped trajectory, considering the presence of perturbations (crosswind). Furthermore, to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed technique, a comparative analysis considering two robust control strategies is provided.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0307398&type=printable
spellingShingle Carlos Aguilar-Ibanez
Miguel S Suarez-Castanon
Belem Saldivar
Manuel Jiménez-Lizárraga
de Jesus Jose Rubio
Robust regulation of a PVTOL aircraft subject to crosswind disturbances: Passivity and integral sliding mode approach.
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title Robust regulation of a PVTOL aircraft subject to crosswind disturbances: Passivity and integral sliding mode approach.
title_full Robust regulation of a PVTOL aircraft subject to crosswind disturbances: Passivity and integral sliding mode approach.
title_fullStr Robust regulation of a PVTOL aircraft subject to crosswind disturbances: Passivity and integral sliding mode approach.
title_full_unstemmed Robust regulation of a PVTOL aircraft subject to crosswind disturbances: Passivity and integral sliding mode approach.
title_short Robust regulation of a PVTOL aircraft subject to crosswind disturbances: Passivity and integral sliding mode approach.
title_sort robust regulation of a pvtol aircraft subject to crosswind disturbances passivity and integral sliding mode approach
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0307398&type=printable
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