A Fault Tolerant Control strategy for an unmanned aerial vehicle based on a Sequential Quadratic Programming algorithm

François Bateman, Hassan Noura, Mustapha Ouladsine

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Abstract

In this paper a Fault Tolerant Control strategy for the nonlinear model of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with numerous redundant controls is proposed. Asymmetric actuator failures are considered and, in order to accommodate them, a Sequential Quadratic Programming (SQP) algorithm which takes into account nonlinearities, aerodynamic and gyroscopic couplings, state and control limitations is implemented. This algorithm computes new trims such that around the new operating point, the faulty linearized model remains nearby from the fault free model. For the faulty linearized models, linear state feedback controllers based on an eigenstructure assignment method are designed to obtain soft transients during accommodation. Real time implementation of the SQP algorithm is also discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2008
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages423-428
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781424431243
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Event47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2008 - Cancun, Mexico
Duration: Dec 9 2008Dec 11 2008

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
ISSN (Print)0743-1546
ISSN (Electronic)2576-2370

Other

Other47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2008
Country/TerritoryMexico
CityCancun
Period12/9/0812/11/08

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Modelling and Simulation
  • Control and Optimization

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