Adaptive Self-Tuning Flight Control System for ATLANTE UAS
Publication: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 29, Issue 5
Abstract
This paper presents an adaptive self-tuning flight control system (AST-FCS) for a fixed-wing aircraft, applied to a high-fidelity dynamic model of the ATLANTE unmanned aircraft system (UAS). This new adaptive control system is based on adaptive predictive (AP) control methodology and a new guidance system. AP control has been implemented in many complex industrial applications with excellent results, but it has not been applied in the aerospace sector yet. Experimental results obtained in simulation by flying a high-fidelity model of the ATLANTE UAS illustrate excellent control system performance and show the robustness of the AST-FCS, which has been designed without using accurate knowledge of the aircraft dynamics embedded within the model. It is expected that the application of AP control in this field could introduce significant advantages in aircraft control, improving performance in a wide variety of flight conditions and reducing design costs.
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Acknowledgments
The contents of this paper are part of the results of a project (IDI-20091238) funded by the Spanish Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) developed by Adaptive Predictive Expert Control ADEX S.L. in partnership with EADS (Airbus Defence and Space). The authors wish to express their gratitude to these two companies for their contribution to this publication.
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Volume 29 • Issue 5 • September 2016
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Received: Jun 18, 2014
Accepted: Aug 20, 2015
Published online: Apr 27, 2016
Published in print: Sep 1, 2016
Discussion open until: Sep 27, 2016
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