考虑多边界状态约束的飞翼布局无人机姿态控制

以大展弦比飞翼布局无人机为研究对象,针对强扰动环境下多边界状态约束时的飞行姿态控制问题,提出一种指令-控制律联合限制的全状态约束控制方法。该控制方法分别独立设计了指令边界限制器、过渡指令产生器和指令跟踪控制器3个部分。首先,基于无人机动力学特性设计的指令边界限制器,利用无人机的各个状态边界来限制姿态控制器的指令,实现了将非受控状态的约束问题转化为受控状态的约束问题;其次,基于"安排过渡过程"的思想并考虑约束限制环节,设计了过渡指令产生器,为无人机在线生成从当前姿态到期望跟踪姿态的过渡指令;最后,基于障碍Lyapunov函数和扩张状态观测器,设计了指令跟踪控制器,使无人机能够克服干扰且快速稳定地跟踪过渡指令。通过采用Lyapunov稳定性理论分析,该控制方法能够保证姿态跟踪误差收敛有界,且始终处于给定区间内部。仿真结果表明,该控制方法能够保证无人机飞行状态在不超出约束边界的同时,实现对姿态指令的准确跟踪。     

Design of a modern pitch pointing control system

The development of a pitch pointing control system for an advanced high performance fighter aircraft using eigenstructure assignment and command generator tracking schemes is presented. A desired eigenstructure is first chosen to achieve a desired decoupling (i.e., pitch attitude and flight path angle), and to obtain a desired damping and rise time. The command generator tracker is next used to ensure zero steady-state error-to-step commands. The stability robustness to the parameter variations of the closed-loop system is evaluated in the sense of the conditioning of the achieved eigenstructure by using singular value analysis technique. The analysis and synthesis techniques for the pitch pointing control system are illustrated by applying the techniques to F-15 aircraft as a part of the NASA/USAF program named ACTIVE (Advanced Controls for integrated Vehicles)     

Model reference adaptive control with smooth switching scheme for piecewise linear systems and its application in turbofan engine control

A model reference adaptive control (MRAC) with smooth switching scheme was proposed for piecewise linear systems, and the method was utilized in turbofan engine control to avoid the discontinuity of control input. In this scheme, each sub-region of the operating envelope had its own MRAC controller, and smooth indicator function based smooth switching scheme was introduced to switch multiple controllers smoothly at the boundary of adjacent sub-regions. The Lyapunov stability analysis indicated that the proposed smooth switching scheme can guarantee the convergence of the closed-loop system during the controllers switching. The tracking error system was converted into a switched system to analyze the global stability of the closed-loop system. The advantage of the method was that the chattering of system output and instability caused by asynchronous switching can be eliminated. The simulation illustrates the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme in comparison with the existing MRAC controller with gain scheduling for turbofan engine.      

Sensitivity Reduction in Aircraft Control Systems

A method for reducing trajectory sensitivity to parameter perturbations for linear feedback systems is described. Application of the method to the design of aircraft control systems, with special reference to a helicopter forward flight control system, is illustrated. The response of the system based on this method is found to be better than that obtained with fixed-feedback gain controllers, although the response may not be as good as that of an adaptive control scheme. The main advantage of the method is the simplicity of its implementation relative to that of the adaptive control scheme which requires an on-board computer.     

高超声速飞行器大包线切换LPV控制方法

高超声速飞行器飞行包线和参数变化范围大,气动参数存在较强不确定性,要求控制器能够适应大的飞行包线并具有较好的鲁棒性。针对上述问题,提出一种基于间隙度量的大包线滞后切换线性变参数(LPV)控制方法。依照时变参数将设计包线划分为若干子区域,将多胞理论和间隙度量引入控制器求解,提出了基于最优间隙度量的LPV控制方法,并利用此方法独立设计各子区域的LPV控制器,以改善控制器控制性能和鲁棒性能;利用基于重叠区域的滞后切换策略实现大包线内各子区域控制器的切换,以抑制切换面附近控制器的切换抖动,并证明了切换闭环系统的稳定性;最后以某型高超声速飞行器为对象设计了大包线滞后切换LPV控制器。仿真结果表明该方法可实现控制指令的精确跟踪,提高设计包线内LPV控制器的控制性能和鲁棒性能,并能保证切换系统的稳定性。     

多模型切换控制及其在BTT导弹设计中的应用

研究了一类可以抑制切换时刻输出跳跃的多模型切换控制器的设计问题。基于参数化特征结构配置结果及模型跟踪方法,设计了满足输出跟踪性能并使多模型系统中各闭环子系统渐近稳定的多模型切换控制律集合。充分利用参数化特征结构配置方法提供的全部自由度,协调选取各子系统控制律中的参数来抑制切换时刻的输出跳跃。将本文提出的方法应用到某型倾斜转弯导弹自动驾驶仪设计中,仿真结果表明导弹的输出过载迅速准确跟踪制导指令,并且切换抖动得到有效抑制。     

Reconfigurable flight control via multiple model adaptive controlmethods

An aircraft flight control system with reconfigurable capabilities is considered. A multiple model adaptive controller (MMAC) is shown to provide effective reconfigurability when subjected to single and double failures of sensors and/or actuators. A command generator tracker/proportional-plus-integral/Kalman filter (CGT/PI/KF) form of controller was chosen for each of the elemental controllers within the MMAC algorithm and each was designed via LQG synthesis to provide desirable vehicle behavior for a particular failure status of sensors and actuators. The MMAC performance is enhanced by an alternate computation of the MMAC hypothesis probabilities, use of maximum a posteriori probability (MAP) versus Bayesian form of the MAC (or a modified combination of both), and reduction of identification ambiguities through scalar residual monitoring for the case of sensor failures     

Analysis and tuning of a ‘Total Energy Control System’ control law using eigenstructure assignment

The Total Energy Control System (TECS) is a complete airplane longitudinal dynamics flight control concept for autopilot operational control modes and Fly-By-Wire command augmentation for civil airplanes. Unlike conventional strategies, it facilitates fully integrated control of the airplane elevator and engines. This system, which is based on simple proportional and integral control of the energy states of the airplane, is much easier to design and understand than most conventional airplane controllers.This paper describes why the high visibility of the two input, two output command augmentation structure of TECS is an improvement over current flight control system architectures. Deriving a control law for TECS is currently a heuristic process. However, there is potential for tuning to be done more systematically, and this is examined by using eigenstructure analysis and assignment. To illustrate the concepts, a linear model of the longitudinal dynamics of the Aerospace Technologies Demonstrator (ATD) airplane is used. A heuristically designed TECS controller for this model is first described. The controlled airplane is then analysed using eigenstructure analysis and the results are utilised to produce an improved TECS controller for the ATD model using eigenstructure assignment.     

Target-enclosing affine formation control of two-layer networked spacecraft with collision avoidance

This paper addresses a target-enclosing problem for multiple spacecraft systems by proposing a two-layer affine formation control strategy. Compared with the existing methods, the adopted two-layer network structure in this paper is generally directed, which is suitable for practical space missions. Firstly, distributed finite-time sliding-mode estimators and formation controllers in both layers are designed separately to improve the flexibility of the formation control system. By introducing the properties of affine transformation into formation control protocol design, the controllers can be used to track different time-varying target formation patterns. Besides, multi-layer time-varying encirclements can be achieved with particular shapes to surround the moving target. In the sequel, by integrating adaptive neural networks and specialized artificial potential functions into backstepping controllers, the problems of uncertain Euler-Lagrange models, collision avoidance as well as formation reconfiguration are solved simultaneously. The stability of the proposed controllers is verified by the Lyapunov direct method. Finally, two simulation examples of triangle formation and more complex hexagon formation are presented to illustrate the feasibility of the theoretical results.     

自主近距空战中机动动作库及其综合控制系统

针对自主近距空战中机动动作库的设计,采用定性与定量结合的方法对机动动作进行描述,以准确体现机动动作的几何形态和战术意义,构成含描述参数的机动动作库。对于机动动作的控制,提出了按照任务控制-运动学控制-动力学控制-被控对象划分的综合控制系统多层递阶结构。其中,机动动作控制器针对每种机动动作分别设计指令生成器,生成气流角和速率指令;气流角控制器采用含指令滤波的backstepping方法进行控制律设计。以半滚倒转和高速摇摇为例进行仿真验证,仿真结果表明,机动动作的描述参数能准确体现其几何形态和战术意义,并通过综合控制系统实现有效控制。     

H∞ output tracking control for flight control systems with time-varying delay

For flight control systems with time-varying delay, an H∞ output tracking controller is proposed. The controller is designed for the discrete-time state-space model of general aircraft to reduce the effects of uncertainties of the mathematical model, external disturbances, and bounded time-varying delay. It is assumed that the feedback-control loop is closed by the communication network, and the network-based control architecture induces time-delays in the feedback information. Suppose that the time delay has both an upper bound and a lower bound. By using the Lyapu- nov-Krasovskii function and the linear matrix inequality （LMI）, the delay-dependent stability criterion is derived for the time-delay system. Based on the criterion, a state-feedback H∞ output tracking controller for systems with norm-bounded uncertainties and time-varying delay is presented. The control scheme is applied to the high incidence research model （HIRM）, which shows the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

飞机航路飞行的自动飞行仿真

给出了航路飞行自动飞行仿真的总体框架,介绍了采用分段线性函数描述控制指令的机动指令生成器算法,对机动指令跟踪器的控制律结构进行了设计,并对其参数进行了整定与调整。采用飞机六自由度模型对航路飞行过程进行了自动飞行仿真。仿真结果表明,飞机能够较好地完成航路飞行仿真任务。     

切换拓扑下无人机集群系统时变编队控制

针对多无人机(UAV)间通信拓扑可能发生变化的情况,研究了具有二阶积分特性的无人机集群系统的轨迹跟踪与时变编队控制问题。基于一致性方法设计了编队控制器,将编队控制问题转换成闭环系统的稳定性问题,引入了切换拓扑平均驻留时间的概念,并在此基础上利用线性矩阵不等式(LMI)方法,给出了控制器设计步骤。通过构造分段连续Lyapunov函数,证明了切换拓扑下无人机集群系统能够实现对指定轨迹的跟踪并且实现时变编队飞行。以三维空间运动的无人机集群系统为例进行了仿真验证,结果表明本文所提方法能够解决切换拓扑下无人机集群系统的轨迹跟踪与时变编队问题。     

Attitude Control Considering Variable Input Saturation Limit for a Spacecraft Equipped with Flywheels

A new attitude controller is proposed for spacecraft whose actuator has variable input saturation limit. There are three identical flywheels orthogonally mounted on board. Each rotor is driven by a brushless DC motor (BLDCM). Models of spacecraft attitude dynamics and flywheel rotor driving motor electromechanics are discussed in detail. The controller design is similar to saturation limit linear assignment. An auxiliary parameter and a boundary coefficient are imported into the controller to guarantee system stability and improve control performance. A time-varying and state-dependent flywheel output torque saturation limit model is established. Stability of the closed-loop control system and asymptotic convergence of system states are proved via Lyapunov methods and LaSalle invariance principle. Boundedness of the auxiliary parameter ensures that the control objective can be achieved, while the boundary parameter’s value makes a balance between system control performance and flywheel utilization efficiency. Compared with existing controllers, the newly developed controller with variable torque saturation limit can bring smoother control and faster system response. Numerical simulations validate the effectiveness of the controller.     

BTT导弹的抖动抑制多模型切换控制

 基于线性系统特征结构配置和模型跟踪方法,以及优化工具,提出了可以有效抑制抖动的多模型切换控制策略,并用该策略设计了 BTT导弹俯仰 /偏航通道的自动驾驶仪。在导弹的整个飞行轨道上选取了若干点,分别建立起描述 BTT导弹俯仰 /偏航运动的线性时不变数学模型。对各个线性时不变模型,分别用特征结构配置方法设计反馈控制器对系统进行镇定。为了使导弹过载跟踪制导指令,又基于模型跟踪方法设计了前馈控制器。当导弹跨越不同特征点区域时,控制器要进行切换。为了减小切换时的抖动,针对切换后的特征结构配置反馈控制器,利用优化工具合理选取其自由度。仿真结果表明,所提出的方法令导弹的输出过载准确跟踪制导指令,而且切换抖动得到有效抑制。     

Fault tolerant control system design with explicit consideration of performance degradation

A new approach is proposed for active fault tolerant control systems (FTCS), which allows one to explicitly incorporate allowable system performance degradation in the event of partial actuator fault in the design process. The method is based on model-following and command input management techniques. The degradation in dynamic performance is accounted for through a degraded reference model. A novel method for,selecting such a model is also presented. The degradation in steady-state performance is dealt with using a command input adjustment technique. When a fault is detected by the fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) scheme, the reconfigurable controller is designed automatically using an eigenstructure assignment algorithm in an explicit model-following framework so that the dynamics of the closed-loop system follow that of the degraded reference model. In the mean time, the command input is also adjusted automatically to prevent the actuators from saturation. The proposed method has been evaluated using the lateral dynamics of an F-8 aircraft against actuator faults subject to constraints on the magnitude of actuator inputs. Very encouraging results have been obtained.     

Event-triggered adaptive control for attitude tracking of spacecraft

Plug-and-play technology is an important direction for future development of spacecraft and how to design controllers with less communication burden and satisfactory performance is of great importance for plug-and-play spacecraft. Considering attitude tracking of such spacecraft with unknown inertial parameters and unknown disturbances, an event-triggered adaptive backstepping controller is designed in this paper. Particularly, a switching threshold strategy is employed to design the event-triggering mechanism. By introducing a new linear time-varying model, a smooth function, an integrable auxiliary signal and a bound estimation approach, the impacts of the network-induced error and the disturbances are effectively compensated for and Zeno phenomenon is successfully avoided. It is shown that all signals of the closed-loop system are globally uniformly bounded and both the attitude tracking error and the angular velocity tracking error converge to zero. Compared with conventional control schemes, the proposed scheme significantly reduces the communication burden while providing stable and accurate response for attitude maneuvers. Simulation results are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.     

Gain-scheduled state feedback control design technique for flightvehicles

For multi-input, multi-output (MIMO) nonlinearly parameter dependent linear parameter-varying (LPV) systems with multiple parameters, a design method of gain-scheduled state feedback control using a minimum sensitivity eigenvalue assignment of the frozen parameter closed-loop system with quadratic stability checks is proposed. The proposed design method is applied to the bank-to-turn (BTT) control of a flight vehicle, and the nonlinear 6 degree of freedom (DOF) simulations are performed to show the usefulness as a gain-scheduled state feedback control scheme     

基于LMI极点配置的高空台飞行环境模拟系统PI增益调度控制研究

针对高空台飞行环境模拟系统的温度和压力在整个工作包线内的鲁棒性能控制问题，提出了一种基于LMI极点配置的PI增益调度控制设计方法。在考虑变比热容腔微分方程、管道热传导、调节阀流量特性、液压伺服动态、传感器增益对飞行环境模拟系统造成的建模不确定性的基础上，建立了完整、准确的飞行环境模拟系统非线性模型；对非线性模型进行了线性化，并根据线性模型推导了基于LMI极点配置的PI控制器设计算法；在飞行环境模拟系统的工作包线内选取了36个稳态点设计了基于LMI极点配置的PI增益调度控制器；设计了两种飞行环境模拟试验来验证设计的PI增益调度控制器的鲁棒性能。仿真结果表明，飞行环境模拟系统温度的稳态误差和动态误差均小于0.1%，压力的稳态误差小于0.5%，动态误差小于0.7%。     

Inertial parameter estimation and control of non-cooperative target with unilateral contact constraint

In this paper, the relative sliding motion between the target and the manipulator’s end-effector is considered and characterized as a unilateral contact constraint. A new possible solution is presented to estimate the inertial parameters of a non-cooperative target while the relative sliding motion exists. First, the detailed analysis of the dynamical model is presented, and a parameter-explicit linear time-varying model is obtained. Then, an extended state observer is constructed based on the new model, which can effectively estimate the unknown inertial parameters of the target when relative sliding motion exists. As the modified reactionless controller requires the knowledge of inertial parameters, a hybrid post-capture control scheme is also established based on the switch law between different controllers. The correctness and efficiency of the proposed algorithm are validated by numerical simulation, which proves a potential framework for the non-cooperative target post-capture operation.