Ground Motion Modeling and Adaptive Joint Control for Large-Scale UAVs

Aiming at the problem of lateral deviation of large-scale long-endurance solar-powered UAVs relative to the runway during takeoff or landing, a UAV ground motion control structure based on the combination of engine differential and rudder was proposed. According to the structural characteristics of...

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Main Authors: Bo Wang, Wensheng Wang, Xiaodan Cui, Xiaoxiong Liu
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
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description Aiming at the problem of lateral deviation of large-scale long-endurance solar-powered UAVs relative to the runway during takeoff or landing, a UAV ground motion control structure based on the combination of engine differential and rudder was proposed. According to the structural characteristics of large-scale long-endurance solar-powered UAVs, a ground motion model of a three-point layout UAV including landing gear was established, and the ground rolling dynamics and modal characteristics were analyzed. In order to accurately correct the trajectory error, the outer loop designs a trajectory correction control law and gives the inner loop desired control instructions. In order to solve the problem of environmental disturbance and small heading damping, the inner loop adopts the adaptive back-stepping control method. The disturbance signal is estimated through the adaptive law and compensated into the control system to achieve balanced control of speed and rolling correction. Finally, medium-speed and high-speed sliding tests were designed to verify the rationality of the proposed control scheme and control structure, as well as the efficiency of the control law design method adopted.
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spelling doaj-art-f6eba3ad5078418cae8e018deae896cc2025-01-24T13:15:08ZengMDPI AGActuators2076-08252024-12-01141610.3390/act14010006Ground Motion Modeling and Adaptive Joint Control for Large-Scale UAVsBo Wang0Wensheng Wang1Xiaodan Cui2Xiaoxiong Liu3School of Aeronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, ChinaThe First Aircraft Institute, Xi’an 710089, ChinaThe First Aircraft Institute, Xi’an 710089, ChinaSchool of Automation, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, ChinaAiming at the problem of lateral deviation of large-scale long-endurance solar-powered UAVs relative to the runway during takeoff or landing, a UAV ground motion control structure based on the combination of engine differential and rudder was proposed. According to the structural characteristics of large-scale long-endurance solar-powered UAVs, a ground motion model of a three-point layout UAV including landing gear was established, and the ground rolling dynamics and modal characteristics were analyzed. In order to accurately correct the trajectory error, the outer loop designs a trajectory correction control law and gives the inner loop desired control instructions. In order to solve the problem of environmental disturbance and small heading damping, the inner loop adopts the adaptive back-stepping control method. The disturbance signal is estimated through the adaptive law and compensated into the control system to achieve balanced control of speed and rolling correction. Finally, medium-speed and high-speed sliding tests were designed to verify the rationality of the proposed control scheme and control structure, as well as the efficiency of the control law design method adopted.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/14/1/6taxiing modelcorrective controladaptive back-stepping
spellingShingle Bo Wang
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Xiaodan Cui
Xiaoxiong Liu
Ground Motion Modeling and Adaptive Joint Control for Large-Scale UAVs
Actuators
taxiing model
corrective control
adaptive back-stepping
title Ground Motion Modeling and Adaptive Joint Control for Large-Scale UAVs
title_full Ground Motion Modeling and Adaptive Joint Control for Large-Scale UAVs
title_fullStr Ground Motion Modeling and Adaptive Joint Control for Large-Scale UAVs
title_full_unstemmed Ground Motion Modeling and Adaptive Joint Control for Large-Scale UAVs
title_short Ground Motion Modeling and Adaptive Joint Control for Large-Scale UAVs
title_sort ground motion modeling and adaptive joint control for large scale uavs
topic taxiing model
corrective control
adaptive back-stepping
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/14/1/6
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