Low-complexity hypersonic flight control with asymmetric angle of attack constraint
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DOI: 10.1007/s11071-020-05531-8
Abstract: This study investigates the longitudinal flight control problem of air-breathing hypersonic vehicles subject to the asymmetric angle of attack (AoA) constraint. With the help of introduced tangent errors, the proposed control becomes low complexity in… read more here.
Keywords: asymmetric angle; angle attack; control; constraint ... See more keywords
Generating potential actuation architectures for multifunctional flight control surfaces using a Design Structure Matrix clustering algorithm
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DOI: 10.1007/s13272-018-0332-1
Abstract: Driven by the need for more ecofriendly air transport impact on the environment, the evolution of flight control systems is tailored towards the design of multifunctional systems (e.g., the flaps, which are typically used for… read more here.
Keywords: structure matrix; design structure; control; flight control ... See more keywords
A modified bacterial-foraging tuning algorithm for multimodal optimization of the flight control system
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2019.07.007
Abstract: Abstract The flight control parameter tuning of an aircraft is a tedious task even for experienced engineers. In this paper, a Modified Bacterial Foraging Optimization (MBFO) algorithm is developed to deal with control parameter tuning… read more here.
Keywords: bacterial foraging; control; control system; flight control ... See more keywords
Optimal Disturbance Generation for Flight Control Law Testing
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.12.049
Abstract: Abstract In this paper we present an approach for testing flight control laws with optimal disturbances using differential game theory. The approach is based on a state constrained differential game formulation in which the criterion… read more here.
Keywords: control law; control; flight control; game ... See more keywords
Robust Flight Control Design Using Sensor-Based Backstepping Control for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
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DOI: 10.1061/(asce)as.1943-5525.0000783
Abstract: AbstractThe sensor-based backstepping control law, which is not sensitive to model uncertainty, uses less model knowledge and the measurements of state derivatives. A flight control law based on a ... read more here.
Keywords: control; sensor based; backstepping control; flight control ... See more keywords
Distributed safety flight control for LAV swarm in a hostile environment under multi-constraints and sudden appearing risks
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DOI: 10.1108/aeat-10-2023-0274
Abstract: Purpose Loitering aerial vehicle (LAV) swarm safety flight control is an unmanned system control problem under multiple constraints, which are derived to prevent the LAVs from suffering risks inside and outside the swarms. The computational… read more here.
Keywords: control; flight; flight control; safety flight ... See more keywords
Flight Control of Air-Breathing Hypersonic Vehicles Based on Disturbance Rejection Scheme
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2019.2936232
Abstract: The flight dynamics of air-breathing hypersonic vehicles (AHVs) is highly nonlinear, multivariable coupling, and includes inertial uncertainties and external disturbances, which require strong robust and high accuracy controllers. Considering the inertial uncertainties and external disturbances,… read more here.
Keywords: flight control; disturbance rejection; control; disturbance ... See more keywords
Nonlinear and Linear PID Controllers-Based Hybrid Flight Control Strategy for a Quadcopter With Slung Load
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2025.3551622
Abstract: This paper proposes a new hybrid flight control strategy for a quadcopter with a slung load to achieve a user-defined trajectory following. The high-fidelity coupled nonlinear model involving the quadcopter and slung load is obtained… read more here.
Keywords: flight control; slung; quadcopter; slung load ... See more keywords
FC-TEE: Lightweight Trusted Execution Environment for Low-Cost UAV Flight Control Systems
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DOI: 10.1109/jiot.2025.3600637
Abstract: Uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) flight control systems are increasingly exposed to software-level security threats. However, existing trusted execution environment (TEE) technologies that can effectively defend against software attacks are difficult to deploy on the low-cost… read more here.
Keywords: control; low cost; execution; tee ... See more keywords
Channel Tracking With Flight Control System for UAV mmWave MIMO Communications
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DOI: 10.1109/lcomm.2018.2824800
Abstract: Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communications could offer flexible scheduling, improved reliability, enhanced capacity over much wider range, and has become a key part of the space-air-ground integrated network. In this letter, we consider a communication… read more here.
Keywords: flight control; channel tracking; system; control system ... See more keywords
Cascade Flight Control of Quadrotors Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2022.3196455
Abstract: Numerous algorithms have been proposed for quadrotor flight control. Conventional methods require massive labor of parameter adjustment. Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) methods also need enormous computation and complicated hyperparameter tuning, since most of them regard… read more here.
Keywords: quadrotor; reinforcement learning; flight control; deep reinforcement ... See more keywords