{"title":"Neural networks and genetic algorithms-based self-adjustment system for a backstepping controller of an unmanned aerial vehicle","authors":"Omar Rodríguez-Abreo , Marcos Aviles , Juvenal Rodríguez-Reséndiz , A. García-Cerezo","doi":"10.1016/j.aej.2025.04.034","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Backstepping control has been widely used in drones because it considers the dynamic of the system when designing the control law and is robust to parametric uncertainties. However, the typical controller has twelve gains that must be adjusted for optimal results. This process is done manually and with a fixed value, which limits the performance of the controller. This article presents a backstepping intelligent self-tuning system for a multirotor drone. The autotuning is done based on the dynamic vehicle response, optimizing energy consumption, and minimizing its rise time, but without causing an overshoot that consumes unnecessary energy. A backpropagation neural network was trained with a database that considers the dynamic response of the system to achieve this effect. The database was obtained with a metaheuristic algorithm to ensure that only combinations that meet these conditions are used. Several independent tests were carried out to test the system. The results show that the proposed method is adequately adjusted and fulfilled, with the expected dynamic response for 95% of the tests and a dynamic response with minor overshoot and settling time, compared to a PID tuned by genetic algorithm.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7484,"journal":{"name":"alexandria engineering journal","volume":"126 ","pages":"Pages 70-80"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"alexandria engineering journal","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016825005204","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Backstepping control has been widely used in drones because it considers the dynamic of the system when designing the control law and is robust to parametric uncertainties. However, the typical controller has twelve gains that must be adjusted for optimal results. This process is done manually and with a fixed value, which limits the performance of the controller. This article presents a backstepping intelligent self-tuning system for a multirotor drone. The autotuning is done based on the dynamic vehicle response, optimizing energy consumption, and minimizing its rise time, but without causing an overshoot that consumes unnecessary energy. A backpropagation neural network was trained with a database that considers the dynamic response of the system to achieve this effect. The database was obtained with a metaheuristic algorithm to ensure that only combinations that meet these conditions are used. Several independent tests were carried out to test the system. The results show that the proposed method is adequately adjusted and fulfilled, with the expected dynamic response for 95% of the tests and a dynamic response with minor overshoot and settling time, compared to a PID tuned by genetic algorithm.
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Alexandria Engineering Journal is an international journal devoted to publishing high quality papers in the field of engineering and applied science. Alexandria Engineering Journal is cited in the Engineering Information Services (EIS) and the Chemical Abstracts (CA). The papers published in Alexandria Engineering Journal are grouped into five sections, according to the following classification:
• Mechanical, Production, Marine and Textile Engineering
• Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Nuclear Engineering
• Civil and Architecture Engineering
• Chemical Engineering and Applied Sciences
• Environmental Engineering