Performance Enhancement of MRAC via Generalized Dynamic Inversion.

Model Reference Adaptive Control (MRAC) guarantees closed loop stability and desired steady state performance of dynamical systems without undue dependence upon their mathematical models. However, the applicability of MRAC may not be suitable for systems that are crucial to safety due to its poor transient response. A modified MRAC design is presented in this paper for the purpose of enhancing the transient closed loop performance of MRAC by utilizing generalized dynamic inversion (GDI) and nullspace control. Two adaptive control actions take place under the proposed control design. The first control action is responsible for enforcing the reference model dynamics, and the second control action works to enhance the transient performance of MRAC. The two control actions do not interfere with each other because they act on two orthogonally complement control subspaces. The GDI-based MRAC law forces the uncertain dynamical system to follow the reference model, and it also restricts the undesirable oscillations intensity of the closed loop transient system response. Simulations are conducted on a flying wing aircraft model to demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed design. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]