Sliding mode backstepping control for variable mass hexa-rotor UAV

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Abstract

The mass of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) alters while picking up or dropping off a mass. The variable mass will deteriorate the control performance of the UAV. This deteriorated control performance generates unstable motor output and leads to power loss. To solve this problem, a mathematical model considering variable mass in real time is proposed in this paper. Based on the established model, taking position and attitude tracking control problem into consideration, a robust control scheme is then designed via Sliding Mode Control (SMC). Backstepping method is used to track the attitude of UAV underactuated system. The proposed controller adapts to the change of mass to control the UAV and stabilizes the position error and the attitude tracking error along the desired trajectory for the position tracking. Stabilized position, attitude and reduced errors are verified through simulation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 20th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems, ICCAS 2020
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages873-878
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9788993215205
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Oct 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event20th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems, ICCAS 2020 - Busan, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 13 Oct 202016 Oct 2020

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Control, Automation and Systems
Volume2020-October
ISSN (Print)1598-7833

Conference

Conference20th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems, ICCAS 2020
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityBusan
Period13/10/2016/10/20

Keywords

  • Attitude tracking
  • Backstepping Control
  • Hexarotor
  • Position tracking
  • Sliding Mode Control (SMC)
  • Variable mass

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