학술논문

Stabilization and trajectory tracking of a subactuated aircraft based on a Geometric Algebra approach
Document Type
Conference
Source
2023 American Control Conference (ACC) American Control Conference (ACC), 2023. :3233-3238 May, 2023
Subject
Aerospace
Bioengineering
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Robotics and Control Systems
Transportation
Trajectory tracking
Attitude control
Algebra
Atmospheric modeling
Quaternions
Rotors
Aircraft navigation
Language
ISSN
2378-5861
Abstract
A novel approach to the modeling and control of a subactuated aircraft is performed based on Geometric Algebra (GA) principles. The selected platform for analysis is a quad rotorcraft. The derived model leverages objects from GA, such as the rotor, to perform rotations, replacing the need for Euler angles and quaternions. Controllers, which operate exclusively on GA objects, are developed to regulate the altitude, attitude, and translation of the quad rotorcraft. Numerical examples, including way-point navigation and trajectory tracking, illustrate the feasibility of the GA approach.