Robust Control of PVTOL Aircraft using Saturations Functions

Authors:	Salazar-Cruz Sergio, Universite de Technologies de Compiegne, France Lozano Rogelio, Universite de Technologies de Compiegne, France
Topic:	7.3 Aerospace
Session:	Special Problems of Aircraft Control
Keywords:	Robust control, PVTOL, nonlinear control, bounded input systems

Abstract

We present a new approach based on Lyapunov analysis to control the PVTOL which can lead to further developments in nonlinear systems. The controller we propose is robust in the sense that remains stable in spite of small coupling between the rolling moment and the lateral acceleration of the aircraft. The controller performance is shown in a real application.