AUTOPILOT STUDY FOR AN ASYMMETRIC AIRFRAME
E. Prempain*, I. Postlethwaite* and D. Vorley**
* Control & Instrumentation Group, Department of Engineering, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH UK
** Matra BAe Dynamics, FPC 460, PO Box 5, Filton, Bristol BS12 7QW, UK
We discuss the design of an autopilot for an asymmetric missile. The autopilot is obtained from controllers designed using H-infinity synthesis. Due to important cross-coupling in the pitch, yaw and roll channels, it was not possible to work on a set of three decoupled models. A multivariable H∞ loop-shaping control law design is proposed at given operating points. The performance of the control law is evaluated through fully non-linear simulations and is found to be superior to that obtained from an gain-scheduled LPV controller.
Keywords: Missile Control; H∞ Optimisation
Session slot T-Mo-M06: Aircraft Control/Area code 8a : Aerospace

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