{"title":"Sideslip-roll composite turn control for a tailless aerial vehicle with flexible performance constraints","authors":"Wang Yingyang, Zhang Peng, Su Maoyu, Li Yuejuan","doi":"10.1016/j.isatra.2025.02.001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Considering flight safety and ride comfort, aircraft are usually not allowed to sideslip. However, compared to manned aircraft, unmanned aircraft can improve combat performance by appropriately reducing the safety factor. For example, a small sideslip of the aircraft may be utilized to reduce the roll angle to lower the radar cross-section. According to the requirements of ultra-low altitude penetration and inspired by the frequent drifting of cars participating in snow rallies when turning, we investigate the feasibility of sideslip-roll composite turn control for a tailless aerial vehicle (TAV) with high-precision trajectory tracking. Firstly, the TAV’s non-affine and affine models for controller-oriented design are developed for the translational and rotational subsystems respectively. Secondly, a flexible funnel control method with a new error transformation function is proposed to obtain good transient and steady-state performance. Thirdly, a sideslip-roll composite turn control strategy is proposed to improve maneuverability based on the flight-path angle rate allocation method. Finally, A nonlinear dynamic inverse (NDI) controller is constructed for the TAV attitude loop. Simulation results show that the designed control method is strongly robust and can achieve the difficult ultra-low altitude penetration task.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14660,"journal":{"name":"ISA transactions","volume":"159 ","pages":"Pages 121-137"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"ISA transactions","FirstCategoryId":"94","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019057825000862","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Considering flight safety and ride comfort, aircraft are usually not allowed to sideslip. However, compared to manned aircraft, unmanned aircraft can improve combat performance by appropriately reducing the safety factor. For example, a small sideslip of the aircraft may be utilized to reduce the roll angle to lower the radar cross-section. According to the requirements of ultra-low altitude penetration and inspired by the frequent drifting of cars participating in snow rallies when turning, we investigate the feasibility of sideslip-roll composite turn control for a tailless aerial vehicle (TAV) with high-precision trajectory tracking. Firstly, the TAV’s non-affine and affine models for controller-oriented design are developed for the translational and rotational subsystems respectively. Secondly, a flexible funnel control method with a new error transformation function is proposed to obtain good transient and steady-state performance. Thirdly, a sideslip-roll composite turn control strategy is proposed to improve maneuverability based on the flight-path angle rate allocation method. Finally, A nonlinear dynamic inverse (NDI) controller is constructed for the TAV attitude loop. Simulation results show that the designed control method is strongly robust and can achieve the difficult ultra-low altitude penetration task.
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ISA Transactions serves as a platform for showcasing advancements in measurement and automation, catering to both industrial practitioners and applied researchers. It covers a wide array of topics within measurement, including sensors, signal processing, data analysis, and fault detection, supported by techniques such as artificial intelligence and communication systems. Automation topics encompass control strategies, modelling, system reliability, and maintenance, alongside optimization and human-machine interaction. The journal targets research and development professionals in control systems, process instrumentation, and automation from academia and industry.