Unmanned aerial vehicles: Control methods and future challenges

Z Zuo, C Liu, QL Han, J Song - IEEE/CAA Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the rapid development of computer technology, automatic control technology and
communication technology, research on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has attracted …

A review of path following control strategies for autonomous robotic vehicles: Theory, simulations, and experiments

N Hung, F Rego, J Quintas, J Cruz… - Journal of Field …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This article presents an in‐depth review of path following control strategies that are
applicable to a wide range class of marine, ground, and aerial autonomous robotic vehicles …

Disturbance-observer-based robust backstep** attitude stabilization of spacecraft under input saturation and measurement uncertainty

L Sun, Z Zheng - IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The problem of control input saturation and measurement uncertainties in spacecraft attitude
control systems is investigated in this paper. Asymmetric limitation of the control torque and …

Optimal path following for small fixed-wing UAVs under wind disturbances

J Yang, C Liu, M Coombes, Y Yan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a novel path-following algorithm for fixed-wing unmanned aerial
vehicles by virtue of a nonlinear optimal control approach and wind disturbance observers …

Disturbance observer based control with anti-windup applied to a small fixed wing UAV for disturbance rejection

J Smith, J Su, C Liu, WH Chen - Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are attracting increasing interest due to
their favourable features; small size, low weight and cost. These features also present …

Disturbance rejection flight control for small fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles

C Liu, WH Chen - Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2016 - arc.aiaa.org
RECENT years have seen the unprecedented development of various unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs) and their growing applications in both military and civilian domains. Among …

Three-dimensional nonlinear differential geometric path-following guidance law

N Cho, Y Kim, S Park - Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2015 - arc.aiaa.org
A three-dimensional nonlinear guidance law for path-following is proposed using differential
geometry of space curves. The proposed guidance law makes a vehicle converge to and …

Disturbance observer-based robust saturated control for spacecraft proximity maneuvers

L Sun, Z Zheng - IEEE Transactions on Control Systems …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The problem of six-degrees-of-freedom (6-DOF) relative motion control is investigated for
spacecraft close proximity maneuvers with input saturation and model uncertainties. A …

Adaptive Path-Following of Small Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Wind

T Souanef - IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article proposes an adaptive path-following controller of small fixed-wing unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the presence of wind disturbances, which explicitly considers that …

On the actuator dynamics of dynamic control allocation for a small fixed-wing UAV with direct lift control

Y Yan, J Yang, C Liu, M Coombes, S Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel dynamic control allocation method is proposed for a small fixed-wing unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV), whose flaps can be actuated as fast as other control surfaces, offering …