1. Observer-based LPV Control with Anti-Windup Compensation: A Flight Control Example
- Author
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Theis, Julian, Sedlmair, Nicolas, Thielecke, Frank, and Pfifer, Harald
- Subjects
Scheme (programming language) ,0209 industrial biotechnology ,Linear parameter-varying control ,Observer (quantum physics) ,Computer science ,Flight control ,Control (management) ,Robust control ,Ingenieurwissenschaften [620] ,02 engineering and technology ,Compensation (engineering) ,020901 industrial engineering & automation ,Control theory ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Coprime factorization ,Differential (infinitesimal) ,Observers ,Technik [600] ,computer.programming_language ,600: Technik ,020208 electrical & electronic engineering ,Control system synthesis ,620: Ingenieurwissenschaften ,Nonlinear system ,Mixed sensitivity problem ,Control and Systems Engineering ,State (computer science) ,ddc:620 ,ddc:600 ,computer - Abstract
A low-complexity anti-windup compensation scheme for linear parameter-varying (LPV) controllers is proposed in this paper. Anti-windup compensation usually increases complexity of LPV controllers significantly. A synthesis algorithm is used in this paper that, unlike conventional algorithms, splits the problem into an observer synthesis and a subsequent state feedback synthesis. The resulting controller structure is exploited for a novel differential implementation that allows straightforward incorporation of conventional anti-windup logics. The method is used to design a pitch-axis flight control law for an unmanned aerobatic aircraft, where anti-windup compensation is an important practical requirement. Applicability is demonstrated in nonlinear simulation using a flight-test-validated high-fidelity model.
- Published
- 2020