Robust Optimal Controller Design for Generic Hypersonic Vehicles
Publication: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 30, Issue 4
Abstract
In this paper, a robust optimal controller design problem is investigated for the longitudinal dynamics of generic hypersonic vehicles. The vehicle dynamics involve parametric uncertainties, nonlinear and coupling dynamics, unmodeled uncertainties, and external atmospheric disturbances, which are considered as equivalent disturbances. A linear time-invariant robust controller is proposed with two parts: an optimal controller to achieve the desired tracking performance and a robust compensator to restrain the influence of the equivalent disturbances. The robustness properties and the optimal tracking control performance can be achieved simultaneously without compromise. Theoretical analysis and simulation results are given to demonstrate the advantages of the proposed control approach.
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Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants 61503012 and 61473324, and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grants YWF-14-RSC-036 and YWF-14-YHXY-019.
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Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 30 • Issue 4 • July 2017
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Received: Apr 8, 2015
Accepted: Nov 7, 2016
Published online: Feb 11, 2017
Published in print: Jul 1, 2017
Discussion open until: Jul 11, 2017
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