Nonlinear Guidance and Control Laws for Three-Dimensional Target Tracking Applied to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Publication: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 27, Issue 3
Abstract
In this paper, a backstepping-based nonlinear guidance controller is developed, designed for three-dimensional trajectory tracking for an unmanned aerial vehicle. The guidance law design assumes first-order dynamics for the speed, course/heading, and flight path angles. The three-dimensional kinematic model is simplified to yield a seemingly decoupled system that separates the course/heading from the flight path angle. A closed loop stability of the guidance laws via Lyapunov analysis is demonstrated, and the efficacy of the controller is illustrated for three representative cases.
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Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 27 • Issue 3 • May 2014
Pages: 604 - 610
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© 2014 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Feb 13, 2012
Accepted: Sep 5, 2012
Published online: Sep 6, 2012
Published in print: May 1, 2014
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