Linear and Nonlinear Controllers Applied to Fixed-Wing UAV. (14th January 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Espinoza, Tadeo; Dzul, Alejandro; Llama, Miguel
• Is Part Of: International journal of advanced robotic systems. Volume 10:Number 1(2013)
• Publication Date: 2013-01-14
• Subjects: Airplane Dynamic Modelling -- Linear Control -- Nonlinear Control; Robotics -- Periodicals; Robotics; Periodicals; 629.892
• DOI: 10.5772/53616
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1729-8806

Abstract

This article presents a comparison of controllers which have been applied to a fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The comparison is realized between classical linear controllers and nonlinear control laws. The concerned linear controllers are: Proportional-Derivative (PD) and Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID), while the nonlinear controllers are: backstepping, sliding modes, nested saturation and fuzzy control. These controllers are compared and analysed for altitude, yaw and roll by using simulation tests.