Barrier Lyapunov function and disturbance observer based omnidirectional robust gust response stabilization for multi-control-effectors aircraft

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to find an omnidirectional robust gust response stabilization (GRS) scheme with anti-disturbance and state-limited features.

Design/methodology/approach

Disturbance observer and barrier Lyapunov techniques, which can, respectively, estimate the lumped disturbances of the dynamic system in real-time and ensure the middle states within some prescribed ranges according to some flight safety indexes.

Findings

In the existing literature, almost all of the GRS controllers are either only for the longitudinal dynamics or only for the latitudinal dynamics. Few studies have considered the gust response alleviation problem with omnidirectional wind disturbance and full aircraft model.

Originality/value

This paper proposes a fresh scheme to deal with a more holistic GRS problem; the disturbance observer based (DOB) barrier Lyapunov backstepping longitudinal controller has been put forward; DOB nonlinear dynamic inversion to handle the multi-input-multi-output lateral dynamics; and to closely connect the two loops of the latitudinal dynamics, a manipulating variable conversion method is proposed.

Citation

Liu, J., Wu, Z., Xing, X. and He, Q. (2020), "Barrier Lyapunov function and disturbance observer based omnidirectional robust gust response stabilization for multi-control-effectors aircraft", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 92 No. 6, pp. 777-799. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEAT-08-2019-0168