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A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF Master of Engineering IN THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
By Ch.Sunil Kumar
Department of Aerospace Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bangalore-560 012 July 2012
Acknowledgements
I would like to sincerely thank my research advisor Prof. M Seetharama Bhat for introducing me to this area of research. His constant guidance and dedication towards research helped me in understanding the practical difficulties faced by the people working in this area. He taught me the way of interpreting the results which helped me in strengthening my basic knowledge. I am very thankful to all my course instructors who helped me in understanding the subject in a better way. They have enriched my knowledge on various research topics that are currently being used. I would like to thank Titas, Harikumar, and Madhumita for being a great support in my research work. They helped me in analyzing the results and understanding the purpose of the experiment. I would like to thank Nsp Varma, Amarender, Reginald, Venkatesh, Akhilesh and Ramjee for their support in academic and personal life. Without them my stay in IISc would have not been possible. Their constant support helped in understanding the way to lead my life in a better way. I would also like to thank Dr. Prashant and Mr.Sam for coming to the institute to fly the vehicle whenever needed. I am grateful to my parents and my brother for bringing me up to what I am now. In spite of the family background, they encouraged and supported me in pursuing higher education. They were always supportive in all the decisions in my life. Finally I would like to thank all the people staying in IISc for making my stay in IISc a memorable one.
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Abstract
The term Miniature air vehicle (MAV) is used for unmanned aerial vehicles which are man-portable. A typical MAV has a weight of around 2kg to 5 kg, wingspan of 1m to 2m. These MAVs are used in military and civilian applications. The design and methodology of constructing a miniature air vehicle and its flight control is discussed in this thesis. The vehicle should have a maximum take-off weight of 1.5 kg and an endurance of 45-60 minutes. Its range should be 1-2 km with an operating height of 100-200 meters and a cruise velocity of 15m/s and should be electrically propelled. It should have a low stall speed which makes it possible to be hand launched. The vehicle should be installed with Kestrel autopilot system. It is capable of autonomous and semi-autonomous flights after installation and tuning of feedback loops. The vehicle operates at Reynolds number between 90,000 and 215,000 at flight velocity of 8m/s to 18m/s. The wing and tail configurations of the vehicle are designed. Due to the availability of a similar kind of vehicle matching the requirements, instead of constructing a new vehicle, the existing vehicle-Fpv Raptor is procured from the market. This vehicle is selected as it has a stable operation in radio controlled mode. It has good glide properties and hence it will land gently in case of power/battery failure. It is readily available at low cost since it is manufactured in large numbers and sold to hobby flyers. The vehicle is mathematically modeled. It has a low phugoid and dutch roll damping. This low damping makes it difficult for the pilot to fly the vehicle.
Artificial stabilization is required to improve the flying qualities of the vehicle. The feedback for stabilization is implemented on the kestrel autopilot hardware. It allows only PID based feedback structures to be implemented, hence gives no choice to the designer to implement higher order control. The digital integrator and differentiator implementations are non-ideal which further reduces the effectiveness of the control. The limitations of the vortex-lattice simulation based sofwares used for modeling increases the uncertainty in the plant model. The controller also needs to reject wind gust disturbances during flight. All the above requirements v
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can be best addressed in robust control design. The classical robust control design suffers either from over conservativeness or computational intractability. The statistical learning theory overcomes both the above problems but suffers with confidence and accuracy limitations. To combine the effectiveness of robust control design and statistical learning theory, a combined Monte Carlo and modified Iterative Linear Matrix Inequality (ILMI) algorithm is used to design the controller. In the longitudinal dynamics, pitch rate and pitch angle feedback are used to improve the damping of the phugoid mode. The PID control required for stabilizing the longitudinal plant model is designed by using the combined algorithm. The constraints on pole placement, gain and phase margin, damping of closed loop poles, and performance are simultaneously applied in the algorithm. The designed controller is tested and the simulation results showed improvement in the performance of closed loop plant.
Contents
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1. Introduction 1 1.1 Motivation and Objective....1 1.2 Literature Survey.........2 1.2.1 Miniature Air Vehicles............2 1.2.2 Design Process of vehicle................3 1.2.3 Mathematical Modeling...4 1.2.4 Robust Control Techniques..4 1.2.5 Linear Matrix Inequality..5 1.2.6 Statistical Learning Theory and Randomized Algorithms...7 1.2.7 Path Planning and Following Algorithms8 1.2.8 Conclusion.11 1.3 Scope of the Thesis....11 1.3.1 1.3.2 Contribution...11 Organization of the Thesis.12
2. MAV Design Process 15 2.1 Introduction........15 2.2 MAV Design..17 2.2.1 Design Requirements.17 2.2.2 Technology Availability18 2.2.3 Initial Sizing...............22 2.2.4 Aerodynamic Design.22 2.3 Fpv Raptor.............30 vii
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2.4 Conclusion34 3. Mathematical Modeling of Fpv Raptor 35 3.1 Introduction............................35 3.2 Mathematical Modeling.....................35 3.2.1 Linearized decoupled state space model39 3.2.2 Estimation of Moments of Inertia......39 3.2.3 Stability and Control Derivatives...........40 3.2.4 Throttle Modeling..40 3.2.5 Actuator modeling.42 3.3 Open Loop responses for Longitudinal and lateral Model ...43 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3 Response to step input....44 Response to pulse input..................46 Response to 3-2-1-1 input..48
3.4 Conclusion.49 3.5 Appendix50 3.5.1 Generating Control and Stability Derivatives50
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4.1 Introduction53 4.2 Linear Matrix Inequalities..54 4.2.1 LMI for pole placement on the left side of = line in complex s-plane........................................................................................................54 4.3 Static Output Feedback for Non-Ideal PID Implementation.57 4.4 Generalized Plant for H2/H Control design.61 4.5 Modified ILMI Algorithm.62 4.5.1 The steps of modified ILMI algorithm62 4.6 Sampling Based ILMI Control Design..65 4.7 Monte Carlo based modified ILMI Algorithm..66 4.8 Conclusion.67
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5. Controller Design
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5.1 Introduction69 5.2 Longitudinal Control Design.69 5.2.1 Classical feedback Analysis...70 5.2.2 Feedback design using Monte Carlo based modified ILMI algorithm .73 5.2.3 Attitude Hold Control System...80 5.3 Lateral Control Design...83 5.4 Open loop and Closed loop simulation..84 5.5 Conclusion.86 6. Conclusions and Future Work..87
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- Variation of pitching moment with angle of attack - Normalized aerodynamic yawing moment - Variation of yawing moment with roll rate - Variation of yawing moment with yaw rate - Variation of yawing moment with sideslip - Coefficient of thrust
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- Variation of X force with forward velocity - Variation of X force with angle of attack - Variation of X force with rate of change of - Variation of Y force with roll rate - Variation of Y force with yaw rate - Variation of Y force with sideslip - Variation of Y force with roll angle - Variation of Y force with heading - Variation of Z force with pitch rate - Variation of Z force with forward velocity - Variation of Z force with angle of attack - Variation of Z force with rate of change of
- Error in pitch angle - Moment of inertia around body fixed X, Y and Z axis - Cross moment of inertia between body fixed x and z axis - Derivative gain
- Derivative gain for pitch rate feedback - Derivative gain for pitch angle feedback - Integral gain for pitch angle feedback
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- Proportional gain for pitch rate feedback - Proportional gain for pitch angle feedback
L L/D M p q r Re S - Lift force of airplane - Lift-to-drag ratio also called glide ratio - Pitching moment of airplane - Roll rate - Pitch rate - Dynamic pressure = - Yaw rate - Reynolds number - Surface area of the wing
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- Forward velocity - Elevator commanded - Angle of attack - Angle of sideslip - Flight path angle - Aileron deflection - Elevator deflection
AVL AXI BMI CFD EPP Fpv Raptor GM ILMI LiPo LMI LQR MAV PID PM PWM QMI UIUC GM-15 XFLR5
- Pitch angle - Damping of phugoid, dutch roll od short period modes - Phugoid, dutch, short period frequency - Density of air in Kg/
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1.1 List of autonomous electrically powered miniature air vehicles...3 2.1 MAV Design Requirements.18 2.2 Motor Survey...19 2.3 Battery survey..21 2.4 Initial Weight Estimate22 2.5 Airfoils having 10-12% thickness shortlisted from database..24 2.6 Airfoils having 5-7% thickness26 2.7 Characteristics of the vehicle designed using S1223 and Clark Y airfoils..29 2.8 Comparison of airfoil properties..32 2.9 Comparison of vehicle properties32 2.10 Properties of Fpv Raptor34 3.1 Theoretical and experimental moment of inertia values..40 3.2 Characteristics of the plant model43 5.1 Eigen Vector analysis for longitudinal motion70 5.2 Longitudinal Control design requirements..70 5.3 Uncertainty considered for the stability derivatives73 5.4 Longitudinal PID gains76 5.5 Eigenvalue-Eigenvector of closed loop plant..76 5.6 Open loop and Closed loop characteristics..77 5.7 Lateral Control design requirements83 xv
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1.1 Description of RRT algorithm9 1.2 Reactive Obstacle avoidance algorithm...10 1.3 Construction of waypoint path in Reactive Obstacle Avoidance Algorithm...10 2.1 Flow chart for design and development of MAV ...16 2.2 Power available and Power required curves versus velocity for 117 propeller.21 2.3 Airfoil of Fpv Raptor...31 2.4 Fpv Raptor modeled in XFLR.31 2.5 Comparison of characteristics of Fpv Raptor and vehicle using Clark Y airfoil.33 3.1 Coefficient of Thrust versus Advance Ratio for 84 inch propeller41 3.2 Power available and Power required curves versus velocity...41 3.3 Response of servo actuator to step input..42 3.4 Response for unit step input to elevator...44 3.5 Response for unit step input to aileron45 3.6 Response for unit step input to rudder.45 3.7 Response to unit pulse elevator46 3.8 Response to unit pulse aileron.47 3.9 Response to unit pulse rudder..47 3.10 Response to 3-2-1-1 input to elevator48 3.11 Response to 3-2-1-1 input to aileron..48 3.12 Response to 3-2-1-1 input to rudder..49 4.1 General feedback plant55
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4.2 Closed loop system with PID-PD feedback.57 4.3 SOF closed loop system...60 4.4 Generalized Plant.61 5.1 Longitudinal Nominal Plant.71 5.2 Root locus for pitch rate feedback...71 5.3 Step response of the closed loop system..72 5.4 Longitudinal Generalized plant74 5.5 Nominal Lateral Plant..77 5.6 Bode plot of the system obtained by breaking at the input..78 5.7 Step response of the closed loop system for plant model at 8m/s...79 5.8 Bode plot of the system obtained by breaking at the input (plant model at 8m/s)79 5.9 Step response of the closed loop system for plant model at 18m/s.79 5.10 Bode plot of the system obtained by breaking at the input (plant model at 18m/s)..80 5.11 Altitude Hold Control System...81 5.12 Nominal Lateral Plant82 5.13 Open loop response for a commanded elevator (step input)..83 5.14 Closed loop response for a commanded elevator (step input)...84 5.15 Step Response of the closed loop system..86
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Motivation and Objective
The term Miniature Air Vehicle (MAV) is used for Unmanned Air Vehicles which are man-portable. A typical MAV has a weight of around 2kg to 5 kg, wingspan of 1m to 2m. Vehicles of smaller size and weight (micro air vehicles) are being developed around the world. These MAVs can carry a larger payload (hence more useful work) when compared to the smaller vehicles. They can operate in wind gusts which are intolerable for the micro air vehicles. These vehicles can be used in situations of natural disasters like earthquakes, floods or cyclones where human being gets trapped. There are helicopters used to survey the area and gather information but they are expensive and cannot be launched in large numbers at short notices. The MAVs equipped with a reasonable high resolution cameras can directly send video to the ground station giving an overview of the situation. The general payload carried by these vehicles is a high resolution camera which can directly transfer video to the ground station. They can be used in automobile traffic monitoring, wild land monitoring, pipelines and power line monitoring and for surveillance in areas having risk of illegal mining. They can be pre-programmed to visit a desired location and can be rescheduled during flight. In military use, the soldiers can carry these portable vehicles with them during any operation. They can be flown over the enemy territory in order to know the position of the enemy ground force before proceeding any further. They also can be used for border patrol. These vehicles can be equipped with explosives or biochemical weapons. These can be used to directly execute the enemy artillery in order to reduce the loss of our human life. With the evolution of present sensor technology, there are high quality, light weight sensors available for collecting weather information, detecting explosives and land resources. The MAV research is also interesting for a researcher because of the opportunity to build a real airplane and learn flying it. Flying the vehicle under wind disturbances and practically testing the 1
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control system designed by them is very interesting and challenging. It involves knowledge from multiple disciples which improves the awareness of the researcher in various fields. The objective of this thesis is to develop a miniature air vehicle which is man portable, can be hand launched and easily flyable. The total weight of the vehicle including the payload should not exceed 1.5 kg. It should be electrically propelled in order to reduce the engine noise. For surveillance purposes, the vehicle should fly a fairly stabilized flight at a constant altitude so that the information from the camera installed onboard is useful. The handling qualities of these vehicles are poor due to their low damped dynamics. Hence artificial flight stabilization is required in order to obtain a stabilized flight. Therefore, development of flight control and testing its performance during flight is the highest priority. Flight stabilization improves the quality of the flight and reduces the pilot effort required. This allows higher navigation loops to be added for autonomous operation of the vehicle.
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territory. The typical payload carried by these vehicles is a high resolution camera or infrared camera which can directly send the video to the ground station. Table 1.1 List of autonomous electrically powered miniature air vehicles Operating Altitude (meters) 150-250 ---------300-600 300-600 Wing span (meters) 1.46 0.85 ---1.42
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Aladin Bird Eye 100 Bush master Swift Eye Dragon Eye RQ-11A (Raven)
Electro-optical camera -------Color TV-camera (fuselage mounted) Color TV-camera Motion camera or
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calculations are done in this phase. At the end of this phase the wing, tail configuration, fuselage configuration, placement of components are finalized and detailed drawings of the airplane are made. Detail Design: In this phase, the detailed design of each and every part (including the nuts and bolts) to be fabricated is done. The size, number and location of each component to be fabricated are calculated and detailed drawings with actual fabrication geometries and dimensions are made. At the end of this phase, the aircraft is ready to be fabricated.
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control design. The uncertainty is also introduced due to modeling errors. The modeling errors are due to the inability of the wind tunnel to simulate the environment in which the vehicles actually fly or due to the approximations done by flow simulation software used to model the aircraft. The environment being an open space is difficult to predict and this introduces uncertainty in the vehicle behavior during flight. This uncertainty is more like a disturbance the vehicle experiences during flight. Therefore, in the flight control design we have to incorporate certain robustness to these uncertainties. The uncertainty in the system can be handled by specifying bounds on the uncertainties and designing the control which gives satisfactory performance for uncertainties within these bounds. This is a robust control way of handling the uncertainties. The uncertainties can also be handled using a stochastic control technique in which the uncertainty is modeled as probabilistic variables and designing the control after introducing them in the dynamics. The modeling errors and the wind gust disturbances are the major source of uncertainties in the aircraft application. In [7], the Eigen structure assignment is used in which the modeling uncertainties are not considered. In [8] LQR design is used in which all the states should be available for feedback. In the aircraft application all the states are not available for feedback which requires a Kalman filter to estimate the unknown states which is a LQG design discussed in the same paper. A trajectory tracking system for UAV application is studied in [9]. Robust control theory is used to design the flight control system. The navigation control commands are produced by the deviation of real position data with the preset flight path. In case of an aircraft, if we know the bounds on each of the parameters then the uncertainties can be modeled using Linear Fractional Transformation (LFT). In [10] -synthesis is done on the LFT model and the resulting controller performance is shown to be better than the H-infinity based controller. In [11], the classical PID-controller, Integral separated PID controller and Adaptive proportion PID controller are compared for a UAV application. The adaptive proportion PID controller is good in both stability and dynamic performance of pitch attitude control. In [12], all the robust control methods are briefly discussed.
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problem. These optimization problems are convex or quasi convex problems and they can be expressed as Linear or Bilinear Matrix inequalities (LMI and BMI). A linear matrix inequality is an expression of the form [13] ( ) where, (1.1) is a vector of real numbers which are decision variables of the inequality are real symmetric matrices is negative definite. ( ) ( ) All eigenvalues of F(x) are negative
The linear matrix inequality of the form Eq. 1.1 is always convex because the condition for convexity (Eq. 1.2) is always satisfied by F(x). These inequalities are always convex and therefore can be solved by convex optimization software. ( ( ) ) ( ) ( ) ( ) (1.2) A bilinear matrix inequality is of the form ( ) ( ) (1.3) where and variables of the inequality. are vectors of real numbers which are decision
In case of aircraft, satellite or missile, the closed loop plant is required to satisfy worst case stability criteria in the face of uncertainties and disturbances which works out to be a BMI problem. The BMI problem is not a convex problem and is difficult compared to LMI which is always convex. In case of convex LMI problems, interior point methods are used which cannot be used for BMI due to the non-convexity. A number of algorithms to solve BMI are present
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since 1990s. There is also research going on converting the BMI to solvable forms or approximating it and finding the global solution iteratively. Though analytical solutions are used by most of the control design techniques, finding the solution is often difficult and many times requires searching. If these are reformulated in linear matrix inequality feasibility or optimization problems then their solutions can easily be found by numerical methods. Multiple LMI constraints can be converted to a single LMI constraint by augmenting them into a single LMI [14]. After the formulation of the LMI, the efficient algorithms are used to solve the LMI [16]. There are many control design problems which have equivalent LMI formulations and these are discussed as follows. The design of state output feedback controller that satisfies additional constraints on the closed loop pole location is discussed in [15]. In this paper, sufficient conditions for feasibility are derived for a general class of convex regions of the complex plane. These conditions are expressed in terms of LMIs and subsequently solved. For multi input and multi output (MIMO) systems which cannot be well approximated by the first or second order systems, the tuning of the PID controllers is very difficult. Therefore, these design problems are transformed into static output feedback controller design problems which can be done solved using LMIs. In [14, 17] the design of multivariable PID controllers is done using LMI approach. H2 and H-infinity suboptimal control is also done with PID controllers.
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In the aircraft application, the aircraft model is obtained from wind tunnel data or modeling software. The mathematical model is different for different trim conditions. The model considered for the controller design is for a particular trim condition (cruise velocity of the vehicle). Due to the wind disturbances and other environmental factors, the trim condition cannot be maintained during the whole flight duration. The uncertainties and disturbances are introduced as parametric uncertainties in the stability derivatives in the mathematical model of the plant. The probabilistic method gives the controller which satisfies the plant with the presence of these uncertainties. The price to be paid is that it works in most of the cases but fails in some. The introduction to Statistical Learning Theory and Monte Carlo simulation is given in [18, 19]. The use of Uniform Distribution in robustness analysis is discussed in [20].
RRT Algorithm This algorithm builds a tree that uniformly explores the search space. The input to the algorithm is a start ( ) and an end ( ) point. The algorithm uniformly searches the space between start and end point by randomly sampling from a uniform probability distribution. The algorithm randomly selects a sample p from the space and then selects a waypoint ( ) at a fixed distance (D) from the start point, on the line joining the start point and the point p. It checks whether the waypoint collides with an obstacle. If the waypoint collides then it is discarded and a new point p is selected or it adds the waypoint to the random tree. In this way the algorithm finds a complete path through the obstacle area. It is a probabilistic approach. It considers the dynamic constraints like turn radius limitations and airspeed. The disadvantage is that it cannot be applied for detecting moving obstacles.
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Figure 1.1 Description of RRT algorithm Vector Field Path Following This algorithm produces a field of desired course commands that drives the MAV to the current path segment. At any point, the desired course commands are calculated. This desired course is used to command heading and roll control loops to guide the MAV onto the desired path. This method is effective in tracking paths with wind speeds up to 50% of the airspeed of MAV. This algorithm considers dynamic limitations, imprecise sensors and controls, wind disturbances.
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Reactive obstacle avoidance This algorithm uses a laser ranger to detect and avoid obstacles. Consider a situation as shown in the figure 1.2. Let the vehicle has a minimum turn radius R. When the aircraft detects an obstacle, it constructs an internal map obstacle, a cylinder with radius R as the actual size of the obstacle is unknown. It has two paths around the cylinder and it chooses randomly if both are similar (either free or obstructed). The endpoints of the waypoint paths are selected so that the new way point paths are tangent to the obstacles in the internal map. The new waypoints are located at a distance from the original waypoint, where d is the turn away distance from obstacle as shown in the figure 1.3. As it tries to overcome the map obstacle, it detects the actual obstacle again and creates a new map obstacle as shown in figure 1.2. This process is continued till it overcomes the actual obstacle.
Figure 1.3 Construction of waypoint path in Reactive Obstacle Avoidance Algorithm The waypoint path is constructed so that it is perpendicular to the map obstacle. The radius R ensures collision free passage around the map obstacle.
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1.2.8 Conclusion
The miniature air vehicle designed in this thesis is similar to the vehicles already available as shown in the Table 1.1. The objective of this thesis is to develop a vehicle of lesser weight and with better endurance than the vehicles already available. These two improvements make the vehicle useful for long endurance surveillance operations. The miniature air vehicle has a low damped dynamics and therefore requires artificial stabilization. The modified ILMI is used in designing the controller for UAV applications. This robust control method gives an over conservative design. In the case of unavailability of wind tunnel data, the accuracy of the model decreases and the above method cannot give good results. In these applications, the modified ILMI algorithm is applied in a probabilistic framework which combines the advantages of both the methods. This combined algorithm is used to design the controller in this thesis.
1.3.1 Contribution
The contribution of this thesis can be summarized as follows
The preliminary design of the MAV involves the initial size estimates of the wing and tail geometry. The existing airfoils available in literature are analyzed and the characteristics
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of each airfoil are tabulated and compared to choose an airfoil suitable for the design requirements. The wing and tail geometry calculations are done based on the weight and stability calculations following the procedure available in literature. During the design process, it is understood that the detailed design requires wind tunnel data and structural calculations before fabrication of the vehicle. After fabricating the vehicle, the vehicle should be tested and again redesigned if any of the design requirements are not satisfied. This whole process cannot be done within the specified time limit. Therefore the vehicle-Fpv Raptor which satisfies the design requirements is procured from the market. The airfoil of the Fpv Raptor is analyzed. The vehicle is mathematically modeled after experimental calculation of the Moment of Inertia values. A systematic method of designing control for the vehicle is done using Matlab tools. The modified ILMI algorithm is combined with Monte Carlo based simulation to design the controller. The additional dynamics introduced by non-ideal implementation of differentiator and integrator is taken into account in designing the controller. The above algorithm is used to design a longitudinal controller. The controller designed is tested for the improvement in the performance of the closed loop system. The open loop response for a step input is compared with that of the closed loop response. The controller showed improvement in the handling qualities (improved the damping) of the longitudinal mode.
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the vehicle-Fpv Raptor which satisfies the design requirements is procured from the market. The vehicle is reconstructed using modeling softwares and the lift, drag and pitching moment characteristics of the vehicle are compared with those of the vehicle constructed in the design process. Chapter 3: The mathematical model of the vehicle is obtained using XFLR5 and AVL softwares. The open loop responses for step and pulse inputs are analyzed to understand the performance of the plant. The vehicle is tested in flight by the pilot by giving pulse and step inputs to the elevator. The model is verified with the data obtained from the test flights. Chapter4: The modified ILMI algorithm is used to develop a multi-loop robust pole placement PID design. The LMIs used in the algorithm are for pole placement, and constraints. This robust design is done in a probabilistic framework using Monte Carlo simulation in order to reduce the over conservativeness of the classical robust control technique. The combined algorithm implementing modified ILMI algorithm in probabilistic framework is finally presented.
Chapter 5: In this chapter the longitudinal controller is designed for the Fpv Raptor vehicle using the modified ILMI algorithm in probabilistic framework discussed in the previous chapter. The designed controller is tested for its closed loop performance using Matlab simulation. The results of the closed loop response show an improvement in the damping characteristics (phugoid damping is improved) of the vehicle.
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time consuming and the quality is also sacrificed during manufacturing process (as small quantity is manufactured). Therefore the vehicle-Fpv Raptor which satisfies the design requirements is procured from the market. This vehicle is selected as it has a stable operation in radio controlled mode. It has good glide properties and hence it will land gently in case of power/battery failure. It is readily available at low cost since it is manufactured in large numbers and sold to hobby flyers.
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The maximum takeoff weight of the MAV should not exceed 1.5 kg including the payload. The wing span should be less than 1.5 m for easy portability. The endurance of the vehicle should be at least 45 minutes which is required for its application of surveillance. The vehicle is being designed for surveillance in civilian areas like illegal mining areas unlike the military application as discussed in section 1.2.1. The range can be limited to 1-2 km based on availability of the communication equipment. The operating altitude should be around 100 to 200 meters with a cruise speed of 12 to 15 m/s. It should use electric propulsion to reduce the noise in civilian areas. The vehicle should be hand launched from any terrain. The payload is a high resolution camera which can take photos and videos and directly send them to the surveillance officer at the ground station. Table 2.1 MAV Design Requirements Maximum Take Off Weight Endurance Range Operating Altitude Cruise speed Maximum speed Propulsion Launch and Recovery Payload 1.5Kg 45-60 min 1-2Km 100-200 m 12-14 m/s 18 m/s Electric Motor Hand Launch and Skid Recovery Camera
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system should produce the extra thrust required. The availability of the technology should be checked before proceeding with design. Propulsion: The electric motor is a clean, low maintenance and less noisy source of propulsion. The manufacturer gives the details like the maximum current drawn, thrust available in no load condition for various motor-propeller combinations. The maximum current drawn by the motor, servo actuators and the avionics can be calculated and the battery capacity required can be estimated. Table 2.2 Motor Survey No. of Weight (Voltage) cells Propeller (inches) 138 AXI 2814/20 106 g 3 (11.1V) 117 EMAX GT2218 76 g 3 (11.1V) 113.8 1500g (weight of model) 1380g (weight of model) 0.6 A 1700g (weight of model) 0.7A No load current
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Table 2.2 shows the motors suitable to the requirements. The AXI 2814/20 motor gives the required thrust of 1500 to 1700 gm. The EMAX GT2218 motor gives a thrust of 1400g with a weight of just 76g. Thrust Modeling: The AXI motor can be used with two 138 inch and 117 inch propellers. The wind tunnel measurements for the 117 inch propeller are taken from UIUC Propeller Database [23]. Empirical thrust coefficient ( ) versus advance ratio (J) curves for different propellers are given in [23]. The advance ratio J is given by the expression (2.1) where V is the forward flight velocity, n is the rpm of the motor, D is the diameter of the propeller. The thrust coefficient is given by the expression
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The curve for the propeller is available for different rpm with only slight difference. For a particular velocity, advance ratio is calculated. Using the curve the thrust coefficient is determined. The thrust available is calculated from the Eq 2.2. The power available is calculated from the relation where is the power available in watts, is thrust available in newtons, V is the forward velocity in m/s. The thrust required is calculated using the following equilibrium steady flight equations. (2.3) (2.4) where L is the lift force generated, D is the drag force generated, W is the weight of the vehicle, is the thrust required. The following equations are used in calculating the drag force experienced by the vehicle. (2.5) (2.6) where S is the wing surface area, are the 3D lift and drag coefficients of the vehicle.
The thrust required is calculated using Eq 2.4. The power required is calculated from the relation where is the power required in watts, is thrust required in newtons, V is the forward velocity in m/s. The power required and power available curves for 117 propeller are shown in the figure 2.2 for 5000 rpm of the motor.
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Figure 2.2 Power available and Power required curves versus velocity for 117 propeller From the figure, it is understood that the flight regime is from 7 to 18 m/s where power available is greater than power required. This is a good flight regime of operation and therefore, this propeller motor combination is chosen. The EMAX motor is considered as they are available in the local market and can be procured easily. This AXI motor is widely used by hobbyists around the world and also gives the required thrust. The manufacturer provides information like discharge rating, weight and capacity of the battery. Table 2.3 Battery survey Battery Zippy Flightmax 8000 3S1P 30C Turnigy nano tech 8400mAH Weight No. of cells Capacity (mAh) Discharge rating 644 g 641 g 3 3 8000 8400 30C 40C
Table 2.3 shows the battery cells suitable to the requirements. The battery weight is around 650 g which is half of the weight of the aircraft. The batteries compared are almost identical with Turnigy which is having a high discharge rate. The discharge rate limits the
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maximum current that can be drawn from the battery pack. The 30C discharge of Zippy Flightmax battery gives a current of 24 A which is equal to the current capacity of the AXI motor. It is also widely used and has good performance compared with the Turnigy battery packs. Therefore, the Flightmax battery is chosen.
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XFLR5: XFLR5 is an analysis tool for airfoils, wings and planes operating at low Reynolds Numbers. It includes: XFoil's Direct and Inverse analysis capabilities Wing design and analysis capabilities based on the Lifting Line Theory, on the Vortex Lattice Method, and on a 3D Panel Method
Validation: This software is validated for the results before being used further in order to find the accuracy of the predicted data. The XFLR5 data of some existing airfoils are compared with the wind tunnel data available in the literature. There is slight deviation of the predicted data from the wind tunnel data which is acceptable. The aerodynamic design is combined with the stability and control analysis. The stability analysis is used to estimate the size of the tail and control surfaces, wing dihedral, wing sweep. The procedure followed is outlined here. This procedure is sequentially followed in this section. Choosing an airfoil Calculation of Wing loading Choosing the AR (aspect ratio) and calculating the Wing span Wing Configuration and geometry Tail configuration Tail Sizing
These kinds of vehicles are generally designed with airfoils of thickness around 10%. The airfoils are chosen by shortlisting from the UIUC airfoil database and AID Airfoil Investigation Database [25, 26]. Table 2.5 shows the list of the airfoils along with the XFLR data. The simulation in XFLR is done for a particular Reynolds number which is calculated using the formula given in Eq. 2.1. (2.7)
where is density of air=1.1 kg/m3 (density in Bangalore) v is the velocity of air ( cruise velocity of the MAV) =15m/s L is the Mean Aerodynamic chord (considered as 20cm)
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Re obtained is 1,85,000 and this number is used for the simulation in XFLR. The cruise velocity and the mean aerodynamic chord are considered from the data collected about similar kinds of vehicles tabled in 1.1 in chapter 1. Table 2.5 Airfoils having 10-12% thickness shortlisted from database Airfoil E374 E224 E168 DF102 Dae51 Clark k S1223 Clark y Thickness 10.91% 10.17% 12.44% 11% 9.31% 11.70% 12.43% 11.71 % Clmax 1.02 @ =110 1.1 @ =100 1.02 @=110 1.3 @ =120 1.35 @=120 1.2 @ =100 2.2 @ =120 1.39 @ =12.50 Cl/Cd max 72 @ =60 67 @ =50 52 @ =7.50 63 @ =3.50 85 @ =60 63@ =60 71 @ =3.50 72 @ =4.50 Cm @Cl/Cd max -0.045 -0.05 0.002 -0.052 -0.1 -0.08 -0.273 -0.075
The following properties are considered in choosing the airfoils: i. The structural weight of the wing and body should be as low as possible. This benefits us in the way that a higher capacity battery pack can be used which increases the endurance of the vehicle. The weight of the wing depends on the thickness of the airfoil. The thickness should be small enough to reduce the weight and large enough to give overall strength to the wing.
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The thickness of the airfoil is generally chosen by the amount of volume required for storing fuel. This is an electrically powered vehicle and this way of choosing the thickness cannot be done. The Lift coefficient should be high. Maximum Lift Coefficient (Clmax) of the airfoil should be greater than 1.5. The moment coefficient should be low which reduces the tail volume required for trimming. Pitching moments of the order 0.08 are acceptable. The ratio (glide ratio) should be high. The operating angle of attack (), where the glide ratio is high, should be far from the stall angle of attack ( ).This margin gives a wide range of operating for the pilot. The material to be used for construction of the vehicle depends on the required structural rigidity and overall weight of the vehicle. As the structural weight of the vehicle should be small, the vehicle should be made of complete EPP (Extend poly propylene) foam (density 20 kg/m3) or foam reinforced with balsa (density 120-200 kg/m3) to get enough strength for the wing.
The airfoils chosen have good pitching moment coefficients but the coefficient of lift is low which increases the required wing area. The thickness of the airfoil is greater than 10% and if we use foam reinforced with balsa for construction, the overall weight of the wing increases. Therefore, airfoils of lesser thickness are chosen and similar analysis is done. The results are shown in the table 2.6. The airfoils having good coefficient of lift has very high pitching moment coefficient and vice versa. So there should be some tradeoff between the required values and this depends on i. The value should be such that it does not give high wing loading for the required
ii.
stall speed. The wing span required should be less than 1.5m with an aspect ratio of 1012. The value should be such that the tail volume required for trimming the vehicle should be practically feasible. The tail volumes can be found out using existing formulae in the literature [21].
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Table 2.6 Airfoils having 5-7% thickness Airfoil a18sm bw-3 E61 Gm15sm S6062 Lrn1007 NACA M6 Thickness 7.28% 5.02% 5.67% 6.74% 7.94% 7.27% 7.81% Clmax 1.3@ =90 1.44@ =90 1.45@ =7.50 1.36@ =100 0.9 @ =90 1.1@ =50 0.9@ =90 (Cl/Cd)max 85@ =4.50 70 @ =40 96@ =3.50 but very sharp curve 89.5 @ =3.50 59 @ =40 91 @ =50 but very sharp curve 64 @ =6.50 Cm @ (Cl/Cd)max -0.115 -0.120 -0.22 -0.13 -0.035 -0.12 -0.035
The wing structure can either be made from foam reinforced with balsa or using only foam which is available in the laboratory. In order to verify the structural stiffness, we made a rough model of the vehicle using foam and balsa. The airfoil GM15sm (5% thickness) is used for constructing the wing. It has good glide ratio and good . The wing is constructed using foam and reinforced with carbon fiber and balsa is used for reinforcing at the bottom part of the wing. The wing is then covered by glass fiber tape. It is observed that the wing is very weak and that it flutters when the vehicle flies. It has to be reinforced again which increases the weight beyond the required value. Instead of using strong reinforcements for a thin wing and spoiling its airfoil shape, a thick wing would be better. The airfoils are chosen from the shortlisted airfoils of 10% thickness. S1223 and Clark Y are considered and analyzed thoroughly and the results are shown according to the guidelines shown before. S1223 airfoil: This Selig airfoil has a good coefficient of lift (Clmax=2.2) but the pitching moment coefficient (Cm=-0.273) is too large. The stall angle is around =120 which is far away from the operating angle of attack =3.50.
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Wing Loading: In most airplane designs, wing loading is determined by considerations of and landing distance. As landing distance is not considered in the design, the wing loading is determined purely by . The stall velocity is the minimum velocity with which the aircraft can fly without stalling. The stall velocity for these kinds of vehicles is considered as 6 to 7 m/s.
Aspect Ratio (AR): It is one of the design considerations that should be taken into account. The high-aspect ratio-wings do not experience much loss of lift and increase in drag due to tip effects compared to a low-aspect ratio-wing of equal area. The maximum subsonic L/D (lift to drag ratio) of an aircraft increases approximately by the square root of an increase in aspect ratio but the wing weight also increases with aspect ratio. Due to the reduced effective angle of attack at the tips, a low aspect ratio wing stalls at higher angle of attack. This vehicle which should have a good gliding capability and so the aspect ratio should be that used for the sail planes. An aspect ratio of 10-12 can be used. From the formula
b, the wing span can be calculated. Wing Configuration The wing configuration has certain aspects like wing sweep, taper ratio, wing twist and dihedral. The wing configuration is generally finalized from the data available in literature about similar kind of existing vehicles. The wing sweep is used for reducing the transonic and supersonic drag. It reduces the coefficient of lift at low speeds. The vehicle travels at very low speeds, so the sweep is not necessary. The wing taper ratio is the ratio between the tip chord and the root chord. By the Prandtl Lifting Line theory, induced drag reduces when the lift is distributed in an elliptic fashion. This demands that the wing shape be an ellipse which is difficult to construct. The tapering of the wing makes the Lift distribution elliptical. Most wings of low sweep have a taper ratio of 0.4-0.5 whereas most swept wings have taper ratio of 0.2-0.3.The taper ratio is taken as 0.45 which is generally used for many designs.
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The wing twist is typically used for unswept and untapered wings. It is used to prevent tip stall and to give an elliptic lift distribution. This vehicle does not require any wing twist as it makes its construction difficult. The dihedral is used for lateral stability. Positive dihedral tends to roll the aircraft level and thus increases the lateral stability of the vehicle. The dihedral is chosen from historical data and this depends on the high, low or mid type wing configuration. The mid wing configuration is suitable for this vehicle as it is easy to manufacture and does not add additional drag. A dihedral of to is generally used for a mid unswept wing. The wing is constructed in XFLR and simulation is done. A dihedral of 30 proved effective from the simulation. Fuselage Length: For the initial estimate of the Fuselage length, the formula given in the [21] is used. For a sail plane Fuselage Length is given by L= where a=0.71 and C=0.48 and is the weight of the vehicle. Tail Configuration There are different tail arrangements that can be possibly used. The T-tail configuration has the disadvantage that at high angles of attack (during climb), the horizontal tail comes under downwash and if the wing stalls by any chance, the tail which is in the downwash also gets stalled. Thus the vehicle cannot be recovered from the stall region. This makes the vehicle unstable at higher angles of attack. Without further analyses, the conventional tail is considered as it is easy to manufacture and also structurally strong. Calculating the planform area of the horizontal and vertical tail:
where VHT and VVT are the horizontal and vertical tail volume coefficients. =Horizontal distance between the C.G of the airplane and the aerodynamic center of the horizontal tail. = Planform area of the horizontal tail
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=Horizontal distance between the C.G of the airplane and the aerodynamic center of the vertical tail. = Planform area of the vertical tail = Mean Aerodynamic chord of the wing Tail Sizing The geometry of the tail can be calculated similar to the wing assuming it as rectangular tapered wing. Tail aspect ratio and taper ratio for sail plane are taken from the historical data given in [21]. The above discussed characteristics are calculated for both the airfoils considered, S1223 and Clark Y and are listed in table 2.7. Table 2.7 Characteristics of the vehicle designed using S1223 and Clark Y airfoils
Characteristics Wing Loading Wing surface area Wing span Rectangular tapered wing
Clark Y airfoil vehicle 49.284 kg/m2 0.3 m2 1.73m for AR=10 1.55 for AR=8
21.5cm , 10cm (root and tip chord) Horizontal tail Span Root and tip Span Vertical tail Root and tip 10cm , 5 cm 38 cm 7.5cm , 4cm 14 cm
The table shows the wing and tail geometries of both the vehicles. The wing span of the vehicle should be within 1.5 cm according to the design requirements. A high aspect ratio wing has good
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gliding capabilities which are required for the surveillance applications. The aspect ratio of 10 used in sail planes is used in this design. The wing span of 1.6 m for the S1223 vehicle is acceptable. The wing span of the Clark Y airfoil is greater than 1.7 m which gives makes the vehicle difficult to carry. The tail surface area is calculated from existing formulae from literature. The wing and tail geometries are considered to be rectangular and the root and tip chords are mentioned in the table. The tail surface is mainly used for stability of the vehicle. The vehicles are constructed in XFLR5 and stability analysis is performed to calculate the areas of the control surfaces. The analysis shows that the tail surface of the S1223 vehicle is not sufficient for stabilizing the vehicle longitudinally. This is due to the high pitching moment coefficient of the airfoil as given in table 2.5. The Clark Y airfoil vehicle is longitudinally and laterally stable and the initial estimate of the control surface areas are obtained from the analysis. The Clark Y airfoil with a reduced AR of 9 is finalized due to its good stability characteristics. The final estimates of the weights, wing and tail geometries are not calculated as a vehicle-Fpv Raptor is procured from the market. This vehicle satisfies the design requirements and is used instead of constructing a new vehicle. In the next section, these characteristics of the vehicle are compared with the Fpv Raptor vehicle.
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presence of wing-body interaction is compared with the data without body. The results show a decrease in lift coefficient, glide ratio and increase in drag coefficient.
Figure 2.3 Airfoil of Fpv Raptor The wing and tail dimensions are calculated and reconstructed using XFLR5. The model of the FPV Raptor is given in figure 2.6.
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The Fpv airfoil is analyzed in XFLR5 and the resulting data is compared with that of the Clark Y airfoil data in the table 2.7. Table 2.8 Comparison of airfoil properties Clark Y 1.39 @ = 12.50 72 @ =4.50 -0.075 Fpv Raptor 1.05 @ = 100 62 @ =30 -0.08
The glide ratio, and coefficient of lift and pitching moment is better for Clark Y airfoil when compared to the Fpv Raptor in simulation. The 3-D wing properties are shown in the table 2.8. Figure 2.5 shows the coefficient of lift, coefficient of drag, coefficient of pitching moment and glide ratio plotted with (angle of attack) for both Clark Y and Fpv vehicles. Table 2.9 Comparison of vehicle properties Clark Y 24 @ =4.50 operating 0.42 @ =4.50 Fpv Raptor 16 @ =10 0.5 @ = 10
The coefficient of lift at operating alpha is greater in case of Fpv Raptor but the glide ratio is smaller than that for Clark-Y vehicle. The Fpv vehicle is trimmed with zero elevator angle and has good handling qualities. The coefficient of lift of the Fpv vehicle is slightly less than that of the Clark Y vehicle but increases with the same slope. The coefficient of drag of Fpv vehicle increases steeply for angle of attack greater than . This is not a good characteristic as the overall glide ratio comes down at higher angles of attack. The pitching moments of both the vehicles are good. The vehicle can be made stable in the longitudinal motion with a slight elevator angle without saturating the servo. The glide ratio of the Fpv vehicle comes down steeply which is not a good flying characteristic. The Fpv is flown by many hobbyists and it is understood that the flying
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characteristics of this vehicle are good. The anomaly between this and the simulation results might be due to the inability of the XFLR software in estimating the properties of the new Fpv airfoil. It might also be due to the human error in exactly reproducing the airfoil shape. The properties of the vehicle are given in the table 2.5.
Figure 2.5 Comparison of characteristics of Fpv Raptor and vehicle using Clark Y airfoil
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Table 2.10 Properties of the Fpv Raptor Name Weight (Flying weight) Wing span Wing Area Root chord and M.A.C C.G position from nose Wing incidence Fpv Raptor 1.360kg 1.6m 0.327 m2 19.8 cm ,18.56 cm x= 35cm y=0cm z=8.5 cm 4.60
2.4 Conclusion
The design of an MAV according to the design requirements is done in this chapter. The Stability and Control analysis is done to finalize tail geometry and area of control surfaces. The thrust calculations, current calculations, final evaluation of aerodynamic design are not done as the vehicle is not designed for fabrication. The Fpv vehicle is modeled and its performance is compared with the simulation results of the vehicle using Clark Y airfoil. The results show a degraded performance of Fpv but it is due to the inability of the software in accurately predicting its properties.
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( ( (
) ) *(
) + ) * )
* *(
( ) +
) + ( ) +
(3.6)
The equations 3.1-3.3 define the longitudinal motion of the aircraft and 3.4-3.6 define the lateral motion. The lateral (roll) and directional motion (yaw) are highly coupled motions and cannot be decoupled. Linearized Longitudinal model The longitudinal motion is the motion of the airplane in the X-Z plane. This motion can be defined by a minimum of four states. They are identified as the forward velocity, velocity in the z-direction, pitch, and pitch rate. The longitudinal motion is controlled by a deflection of elevator and change in throttle. The linear model is given here. U is the velocity of the vehicle at equilibrium state of the aircraft. The system matrix entries are a function of stability derivatives. These depend on the vehicle to be modeled and its desired equilibrium condition.
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where A= [
] , B= [
, C=* ]
Linearized Lateral model The lateral motion is the motion of the aircraft in the X-Y and Y-Z planes. Its motion can be defined by a minimum of four states. These are the angle of side slip, roll, roll rate and yaw rate. The lateral motion is controlled by the differential deflection of ailerons and rudder.
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where A= [ ]
, B= [ ]
, C=[
( ( ( ( (
) ) ) ) )
( ( (
) ) )
( (
) )
The procedure to obtain the mathematical model from simulation softwares is discussed here. The mathematical model of the vehicle is the state space representation of the linearized longitudinal and lateral modes. The state matrix consists of stability derivatives and the input matrix consists of control derivatives. The vehicle is reconstructed in XFLR5 software as shown in Figure 2.2. The wing, tail and the control surface geometries are calculated from the vehicle and are used in the wing and plane design in XFLR5 software. The trim condition is calculated from the stability analysis provided by the software. The geometry of the vehicle is exported to AVL software. The AVL software does not have an editor and is very difficult to build a model directly. It takes the geometries of wing, tail and control surfaces in the form of a text file. This text file is obtained from the XFLR5 software which has a user friendly editor. The AVL also
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takes a mass distribution file as input which requires the center of gravity (C.G) location and moment of inertia values of the vehicle. The estimation of the inertia values is discussed in the next section. The AVL takes the geometric values and inertia values of the vehicle as input. The model of the vehicle is calculated by entering the required trim velocity or angle of attack . The output file is a text file which contains both lateral and longitudinal model of the vehicle at the specified trim condition. The mathematical model for different trim velocities can be obtained in a similar manner. The XFLR software could not predict the characteristics of the 2-D airfoil at higher . This is due to the inefficiency of reproducing the actual airfoil shape. These result in unstable plant models at high . In order to overcome this difficulty, the stability derivatives for lower are used to predict the plant models for higher . This method produced stable plant models for all the trim conditions. This process is discussed in detail in section 3.2.3.
( ( ( ( (
) ) )
( ( ( ) ( ) (
) ) ) ) )
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) (
where xi, yi are the positions of the individual masses which make the UAV. The masses are estimated approximately and each weight is taken as a point weight acting at xi, yi. Both Ixy and Iyz are zero because of symmetry and the C.G location is taken as x C.G = 35 cm and yC.G = 8.5cm. The inertia values estimated using above method are compared with the theoretical values in table 3.1 Table 3.1 Theoretical and experimental moment of inertia values Moment of Inertia Theoretical value in kgm2 Experimental value in kgm2 Ixx Iyy Izz Ixz 0.0548 0.080712 0.1088 0.004098 0.130254 0.145874 0.233184 -----------
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Figure 3.1 Coefficient of Thrust versus Advance Ratio for 84 inch propeller
Figure 3.2 Power available and Power required curves versus velocity
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Figure 3.2 shows the flight regime in which Fpv Raptor can fly. The minimum velocity is limited by the stall velocity. The maximum velocity is limited because of the unavailability of required power from the motor.
( )
(3.7)
The gain of the servo is the ratio of the amount of deflection obtained to the amount of deflection needed. The gain of the servo in no load condition is 1 and this is assumed to be true in loaded condition. The figure 3.1 shows the response of the servo to a step input.
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Table 3.2 Characteristics of the plant model Aircraft Mode Phugoid mode Short period mode Dutch Roll Mode Damping () 0.03 0.62 0.0282 Frequency (
) in rad/sec
The military specifications for these kinds of vehicles are given in [3]. The plant characteristics are compared with the given military specifications. The phugoid mode frequency is within the specifications but its damping is very low and has to be improved. The short period frequency and damping are within the specifications. The dutch roll damping is very low and
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also has to be improved. The open loop responses of longitudinal and lateral plant model for unit step, unit pulse are discussed in the sections 3.3.1-3.3.3.
Figure 3.4 Response for unit step input to elevator The figure shows that if the elevator is deflected by 1 degree, the variation in the longitudinal variables are within bounds and also practically feasible. The phugoid damping of the model is low causing the low damping observed in the plot. The positive step is causing negative which can be understood by the / transfer function. The positive deflection of elevator is downwards. The downward deflection causes the aircraft to pitch down which results in negative . The aircrafts velocity increases when the aircraft is pitching down and this result
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in a positive deflection of forward velocity. The vertical velocity changes as there is a component of forward velocity acting downwards as the aircraft is pitching down.
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The response for the aileron and rudder inputs suggests that the damping of the dutch roll mode is poor and has to be improved. The spiral mode is unstable due to the right hand side pole. These problems must be overcomed in the closed loop system to be designed. The positive step input to the aileron rolls the aircraft to its right whereas a positive step input to rudder yaws the aircraft towards negative y-direction. Similar analysis holds for the pulse input given in the next section and it can be seen that the response to the elevator input is within bounds but that of the lateral model is not. This is due to the unstable spiral mode.
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3.4 Conclusion
The Moment of Inertia values of the vehicle are calculated using Compound Pendulum method. The compound pendulum method is widely used for calculating the moment of inertia of the unmanned aerial vehicles. This method is proven to give better results compared to other methods. The servo actuator used in the vehicle is modeled using an experimental setup. It is assumed as a first order system and its transfer function is determined. Although this process is not so accurate, it works well in our application. The open loop step and pulse input responses are plotted. They indicate the behavior of the aircraft for disturbances during flight. The responses indicate poor damping characteristics and the need for a controller to improve the handling qualities of the aircraft.
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3.5 Appendix
3.5.1 Generating Control and Stability Derivatives
The xfoil softwares could not calculate all the coefficients for the required angles of attack. This caused instabilities in calculating the stability derivatives for some angles of attack. These instabilities cause an unstable plant model. In order to get a stable plant model for all velocities, the XFLR and the AVL data is exported to Matlab and curve fitting is done. The variation of stability and Control derivatives with alpha are numerically obtained. The variation of alpha with velocity is also obtained. So for a given a velocity, the angle of attack, stability and control derivatives can be obtained using the numerical equations shown below. The angle of attack () for a given velocity (V) is given by the relation:
The longitudinal and lateral stability and control derivatives for a given angle of attack are given below: ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) )
( ( (
) ) )
( ( (
) ) )
( ( (
) ) )
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( ( ( ( ( (
) ) ) ) ) )
( ( (
) ) )
( ( ( )
) ) (
( (
) ) )
( ( ( ) )
) ( (
) ) )
( (
) )
( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ) ) )
) ) )
( ( (
) ) )
( ( (
) ) )
) ) (
( ( )
) ) (
( ( )
) )
( (
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Several problems in robustness analysis and synthesis of control systems are NPcomplete or NP-hard. The solutions to these problems are computationally intensive. An approach gaining popularity for solving these problems is the use of randomized algorithms. In the classical robust control techniques, the objective function to be minimized is the worst case performance index which results in over-conservative designs. In statistical learning theory, the objective function is to minimize the average performance index of the controller. This approach of using randomized algorithms helps to solve the intractable problems. The penalty is however, these algorithms are probabilistically complete. The probability of failure of randomized algorithms can be arbitrarily made close to zero but can never be exactly equal to zero. In [33] the probabilistic robust design with linear quadratic regulators is discussed.
4.2.1 LMI for pole placement on the left hand side of plane
line in complex s-
) [Ref Eq. 4.1] and its Consider an open loop plant ( ) which has the system matrix ( closed loop system ( ) [Ref Eq.4.2] such that (Fig 4.1). The feedback gain is K. (4.1) (4.2)
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G(s)
K
Closed loop plant Fig 4.1 General feedback plant
Lyapunov Conditions for Pole Clustering If D is a sub region of the complex left half plane then a dynamical system as given above is called D-stable if all its poles lie in D. If D is considered as an entire left half plane, then we look for a symmetric matrix, X satisfying (4.3) such that is stable, [14] If the pole placement is on the left side of
Similar LMI formulations are also proposed for cone, disk and other shaped region in the complex plane. The closed loop matrix can be expressed in terms of open loop system matrices if the controller K is static or is a real value matrix as given below. Substituting this equation in (Eq. 4.2) ( ) ( ) (4.5)
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Here the unknowns are X, K and . Therefore we can solve a feasibility problem for X and K for a given or we can solve an optimization problem to minimize and find solution for X and K. In both the cases the problem becomes bilinear which is computationally difficult to solve. The available Matlab tools [16] can solve only quadratic matrix inequalities (QMIs) and LMIs. Therefore above problem is converted into QMI in [17]. Substituting X by P in Eq. 4.3 and not considering the inequality P > 0 for time being, we can write ( ) (4.6) Adding and subtracting gives ( )
Now a term is added on the left hand side. This term is always positive. Assume that inequality holds even after adding this term. The justification of the assumption is done later in the derivation. ( It can be written as ( )( ) (4.7) )
The proof for the above result is in [17]. The Eq. 4.5 is convex quadratic in nature except the negative term, ( ). This term prevents the equation from transforming into a solvable LMI. To make the inequality quadratic, we introduce another variable X such that, ( ) ( ) (4.8) for any X and P of the same dimension. Solving the above equation gives where equality hold when X=P Taking transpose of the above equation and considering the property that X and P are symmetric results in Substituting the above equation in Eq. 4.5 results in ( )( ) (4.9)
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The stability synthesis matrix inequality can now be written in QMI form as [ ] * + (4.10) (4.11) where = ,
The result of adding a positive definite term is that even for a system with all its poles in the left half complex plane, the solution can be positive. Therefore, the term added makes the solution slightly over conservative.
4.3
Static
Output
Feedback
for
Non
Ideal
PID
Implementation
The ILMI algorithm and its disadvantages are discussed in [22]. The implementation of static output feedback for ideal PID implementation is also discussed in [22]. In this thesis, the modified ILMI is used and its advantages over the ILMI algorithm are discussed in the next section. +
PID
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+ +
X G(s)
PD
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In the Kestrel Autopilot, the differentiator and integrator are of standard form as given in Eqs. 4.11, 4.12.
( ) ( )
(4.12) (4.13)
The values of these constants cannot be changed by the designer and are given in [35] The PID and the PD blocks have the following transfer functions ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) and ( ) (4.14) (4.15) are the gains
The are the gains of the PD block corresponding to of the PID block corresponding to output . Let three blocks of G, PD, PID be ( ), ( ) and ( the equations below.
respectively and the corresponding state matrices be ) and the state space representation is as shown in
(4.16) (4.17) Substituting form, we get, , ( ) ( ) (4.18) in the above equations and solving for the state output feedback
[ ]
][
[ ]
[ ]
(4.19)
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[ ]
[ ]
(4.20)
and
Substituting
[ ]
][
]
(4.21)
where can be expressed in terms of as in Eq. 4.21 (4.22) where K=[] is the unknown gain matrix. The are the unknown matrices of the PD, PID controllers and needs to be determined. The LMIs. 4.9, 4.10 are solved using efficient algorithms to obtain the K matrix.
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If K= [ ] then , , The SOF closed loop system is shown in the figure 4.3. r u y
P(s)
K Figure 4.3 SOF closed loop system The K matrix is the feedback gain matrix but we need to calculate the PID gains from this K matrix. Let where the elements of the matrix are the PD,PID gains which are unknown. (4.23)
where [ ( ) ]
(4.24)
The matrix M can be singular only if any one or more of zero because: 1. If are zero then the integrator and differentiator transfer functions are
zero respectively. 2. If are zero then the integrator and differentiator transfer function have their pole and zero on the origin respectively, which makes the corresponding transfer function a constant gain system.
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(4.30)
][
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]* +
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The above formulation is derived by combining the LMI formulation for pole placement and the LMI formulation for performance. Using the above formulation, for a given performance index we can solve an optimization problem for K and X with an objective to minimize while constraining the solution to satisfy the above inequalities.
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3. The ILMI algorithm keeps on minimizing the trace(X) when no negative solution for is obtained. The negative solution for is not obtained due to two factors. Here the significance of will be clear. The solution obtained for K, laces the poles in the left half plane such that is a negative or zero solution but the positive definite term which was added makes the solution more conservative. If in the first iteration, for best performance index, the lower order feedback structure cannot achieve stabilizing control. In both the above cases, the solution is to increase the optimal performance index.
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j=j+1 Goto step 5 8. Else if j=1 or if n>0 and n<10 Solve for and P , to minimize trace(P). The value of step. * ( = ( i. ) )
ii.
If P has a feasible solution then Put X=P , n=n+1 , j=j+1 Goto step 6 Else Put Put
j=j+1, Goto step 6 10. Else if j and Form the closed loop system with feedback gain
Find using normhinf function in Matlab. Find the Gain Margin (GM) and Phase Margin (PM) and the damping (Z) of the closed loop system. i. ii. If Else and and and then Goto step 11.
j=j+1, Goto step 5 11. Final Gain 12. Find 13. END
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controller. In order to overcome these difficulties, we introduce parametric uncertainty in the model and then design a controller which satisfies the performance index in a probabilistic sense. The stability derivatives in the mathematical model are perturbed by adding a percentage of uncertainty on each of them. The plant is constructed by choosing a perturbed plant and the controller is designed such that it stabilizes most of the plants within the perturbed region. Monte Carlo Approach The parametric uncertainties in the stability derivatives of the model generate a plant parameter space. The plant parameter space is the product space formed by varying each parameter by its uncertainty. Using uniform sampling, we generate plant models, which we took as an overall representative of entire plant parameter space. The number of samples generated using Monte Carlo estimates, as (4.45) where is the confidence and is the accuracy parameter.
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where is the confidence and is the accuracy parameter 2. For each plant Apply modified ILMI algorithm for a plant from the plant space P. i. If a controller ( ) is feasible for then store both . i=i+1, count=count+1 ii. Else i=i+1 3. For each controller Compute the closed loop system for each and find the norm. 4. Find the average norm for each controller and find the controller which gives the minimum value. 5. END
4.8 Conclusion
Iterative linear matrix inequality algorithm is combined with Monte Carlo approach to obtain better results. The modified ILMI algorithm finds the optimal solution by simultaneously putting constraints on performance, norm, pole placement and gain and phase margin of the closed loop system. The damping of the closed loop poles is also taken into account. These constraints result in a controller which is robust. With respect to It also takes into account the non-ideal implementation of the PID logic.
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Table 5.1 Eigen Vector analysis for longitudinal motion Modes States u w q Phugoid -0.9851 0.0968 -0.0980 0.0206 0.0122i 0.0167i 0.0992i Short period -0.0489 -0.8541 -0.1417 -0.0385 0.4911i 0.0539i 0.0505i
It is clear from the table 5.1 that the pitch rate feedback (q) and velocity (w) will improve the short period frequency. Likewise, the feedback of attitude () and forward speed (u) will enhance the phugoid mode characteristics. However, large gain for and u can saturate the actuator which is not desired. The phugoid and short period damping and frequencies compared with the required values are given in the table below. The minimum required values are based on MIL-F8785C specifications. Table 5.2 Longitudinal Control design requirements Actual Phugoid damping Phugoid frequency Short period damping Short period frequency 0.03 0.982 rad/sec 0.62 7.72 rad/sec Required >0.3 0.7-1.2 rad/sec 0.35-0.8 2-20 rad/sec
From the table we can understand that the phugoid damping should be improved. The Kestrel autopilot hardware allows programming of pitch rate feedback and an error in pitch angle to the elevator. We perform a classical design for a pitch error and pitch rate feedback.
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( ( )(
+ -
)( )(
) )
(5.1) G(s)
PID
+ +
PD
Figure 5.1 Longitudinal Nominal Plant Pitch rate feedback The classical root locus design is done to improve the phugoid damping to a value of 0.4 while the other parameters remaining constant. The root locus has to be changed in order to improve the damping. The root locus must satisfy the magnitude and angle condition at a point if it has to pass through it. These conditions are used to get a stabilizing controller for the plant.
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Pitch Control The vehicle is designed to undertake surveillance missions. During the mission it is often required to maintain constant attitude. In an actual flight the vehicle is subjected to disturbances, therefore maintaining attitude is cumbersome for the pilot. Pitch tracking control can reduce the pilot effort by maintaining the pitch. One more advantage of the pitch feedback is the improvement in phugoid damping. The final closed loop system is
( ( )( )( )(
)(
)( )(
) )
(5.2)
Figure 5.3 Step response of the closed loop system (classical design) From the step response, it is understood that the rise time is less than 4 seconds and the settling time is 20 seconds. The low rise time indicates that in tracking , the aircraft responds quickly but the high settling time makes the aircraft to achieve the required angle in around 20 seconds. The low rise time is due to the phugoid pole which has a damping 0.3. The high settling time is due to the pole at -0.1961 which is closer to the origin than the phugoid pole. This dominant pole has a damping of 1 which makes the system as over damped resulting in the sluggish response. If the dominant pole is moved towards the left in complex s-plane, then the
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phugoid pole dominates the response. The response shows an overshoot and decrease in settling time. This indicates that the aircraft overshoots the required pitch angle and then settles quicker than the previous case. If the dominant pole is moved towards the right, then it becomes the dominant pole. The response shows a sluggish response increasing both rise time and settling time. The phugoid mode does not appear in the response which results in high rise time.
5.2.2 Feedback design using Monte Carlo based modified ILMI algorithm
The plant space for the longitudinal plant is formed by perturbing the stability derivatives and the control derivatives. The state matrix for the longitudinal case is
[ ] [ ] [ ]
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The operating point is 13m/s and so the optimal plant which is perturbed is the model obtained at the operating point. The plant space is formed by adding the above specified uncertainties to the optimal plant. The pitch and pitch rate feedback are done simultaneously. Generalized Plant The plant (longitudinal mode with actuator dynamics) in the equivalent SOF form is augmented with the weighting functions to get a generalized plant. The control system components in the closed loop system should minimize the weighted outputs . The are performance measures whereas gives the robust performance measure. The generalized plant is shown in the figure 5.4
+ + - PID + +
G(s)
PD
Figure 5.4 Longitudinal Generalized plant The selected weights are ( ) (5.4) ( ) (5.5)
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(5.6) The control effort should be minimized at the low frequency range where the vehicle generally operates. The weighting function ( ) is a low pass filter which has high gain in low frequency region and the gain starts decreasing for frequency greater than 0.21 rad/sec. The higher gain in the low frequency region ensures that the control effort is less. As the gain decreases, the required control effort increases but this occurs at higher frequency beyond our operating range. The weight ( ) minimizes the error dynamics in the low frequency range. The weight ( ) determines the performance. This weighing function is complement to the weighting function and is thus a high pass filter as given in Eq 5.6. The criterion for choosing weights is given in [36]. and are the minimum gain and phase margin to be satisfied by the closed loop plant. and The algorithm can now be used to design the P, I, D gains for the pitch loop and pitch rate loop. The gains to be put in the Virtual Cockpit window of Kestrel autopilot are given in the table 5.4. Controller obtained using the Algorithm
( )
(5.7)
( )
(5.8) The integrator and differentiator transfer functions are fixed and they are given in Eqs. 4.11 and 4.12 which are repeated here ( ) ( ) (5.9) ( ) (5.10) The values of the constants are fixed and their values are given below
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Table 5.4 Longitudinal PID gains Kp Pitch rate loop Pitch loop -1.0611 1.5481 Ki 0 1.1673 Kd 0.0210 -0.1797
Eigenvalue and Eigen-vector analysis The Eigenvalue-Eigenvector analysis gives us the information about the effect of eigenvalues on each state. It is given in table 5.5. The individual modes are also indicated in the table. The , are the states of the PID controller. The is the state of the PD controller. Table 5.5 Eigenvalue-Eigenvector of closed loop plant
-5.22 10.16 i
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-3.1083
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-0.1577
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Eigen Vectors
0.0080 0.178 0.8049 -0.017 -0.0165 0.05i 0.1492i 0.021i 0.54i 0.0785 -0.9935 0.0530 -0.0088 -0.0597 0.0005 -0.0028 -0.0169 0.2622 -0.6742 -0.1252 0.0403 -0.0386 -0.0664 0.2063 0.6411 0.9712 -0.1901 0.0474 0.0102 -0.0087 0.0252 0.0037 0.0211 0.1004i 0.0348i 0.0686i 0.0078i 0.0183i 0.0261i 0.0076i -0.9591 0.2788 -0.0029 0.0185 0.0152 0.0426 -0.0067 -0.011 0 0 0 0 0 0.3182 -0.9269 0.1992
Modes
Short period
Phugoid
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Table 5.6 Open loop and Closed loop characteristics Mode Phugoid damping Phugoid frequency Short period damping Short period frequency Open loop 0.03 0.982 rad/sec 0.62 7.72 rad/sec Closed loop 0.4 0.848 0.5 11.42 rad/sec
From the table we can observe that the phugoid damping in increased which gives a better response. The short period damping decreased from 0.62 to 0.5 but is well within the limit of the specifications. The short period frequency increased from 7.72 to 11.42 but is well within the specified range. The step response for the closed loop system is given in figure 5.5.
Figure 5.5 Step response of the closed loop system (Robust analysis) The step response indicates a low rise time but a large settling time. This is due to the pole which is close to the origin. This dominant pole has a damping of 1 and this gives the sluggish response leading to high settling time. The low rise time is due to the phugoid damping of 0.4. If the dominant pole is moved to its left in the complex s-plane then the phugoid mode becomes dominant and the system response becomes under damped. This results in overshoot
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and reduced rise time and settling time. If the dominant pole is moved towards its right in the complex s-plane, then it becomes more dominant and the response becomes more sluggish. This results in sluggish response with high rise time and settling time. The pitch angle and pitch rate feedback increased the damping of the phugoid mode and thus improved the handling qualities of the vehicle. This closed loop system is driven by a reference pitch angle ( ). The gain margin and phase margin of the system obtained by breaking at the input is shown in the figure 5.6.
Figure 5.6 Bode plot of the system obtained by breaking at the input The Bode plot shows negative gain and phase margin. Negative gain margin tells us that the return gain is less than 1 i.e. if there is any disturbance in the system then the system can tolerate the disturbance without amplifying it. The magnitude of the disturbance that gets attenuated is given by the gain of this system. The controller obtained for the plant at 12m/s is tested for 8m/s and 18 m/s and the resultant responses are shown in figures 5.7-5.10.
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Figure 5.7 Step response of the closed loop system for plant model at 8m/s
Figure 5.8 Bode plot of the system obtained by breaking at the input (plant model at 8m/s)
Figure 5.9 Step response of the closed loop system for plant model at 18m/s
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Figure 5.10 Bode plot of the system obtained by breaking at the input (plant model at 18m/s) The figures show that the controller performs well in the higher flight velocities and underperform at lower flight velocities. At 8m/s, the response is sluggish with high rise time compared to the response at 12m/s. In the autonomous mode, this is given by an outer loop which can be altitude hold loop or velocity hold loop. The altitude hold control system is described in the next section.
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Figure 5.5 shows the altitude hold control system. If the altitude of the aircraft decreases due to a sudden gust, then the aircraft has to come back to its original altitude. This requires a positive pitch angle which is driven to the inner loop. This angle is tracked by the inner loop. The becomes zero when the altitude is achieved. Instead of using altitude hold control as the outer loop, velocity control can be used. In this system, the forward velocity is tracked instead of altitude. This system is generally used in cases in which a particular trim velocity has to be maintained. If there is any change in the forward velocity, then the control system tries to correct it.
PID PID + -
G(s)
+ -
+ +
PD
Figure 5.11 Altitude Hold Control System The figure shows the altitude hold control system with the inner loop having pitch rate and pitch angle feedback. The input is given from a path planning algorithm. The output h tries to follow the reference input. The input is given by the PID controller and the inner loop tries to track this input as shown in the figure 5.5. The transfer function is computed from the relation shown in Eq 5.11.
( ( )
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( ))
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( )
)
(5.12)
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(5.13) The closed loop response for the altitude hold control system is shown in the figure 5.6. The inner loop is the closed loop system from the previous section designed using robust synthesis.
Figure 5.12 Closed loop response of altitude hold control system The step response indicates a low rise time but a large settling time. This is due to the pole which is close to the origin. This dominant pole has a damping of 1 and this gives the sluggish response leading to high settling time. The low rise time is due to the phugoid damping of 0.4. The aircraft flying autonomously with a path planning algorithm will track the reference altitude with a sluggish response as shown in the figure 5.6.
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The Dutch roll damping has to be increased a lot in order to meet the requirements. The spiral mode is unstable and it must be made stable. The nominal lateral plant model is shown in the figure 5.7.
PD
+ G(s) u
PID
PD
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Both classical and robust controller design should be performed on the lateral plant similar to the longitudinal plant.
Figure 5.14 Open loop response for a commanded elevator (step input) From the response we can observe that the damping is very low which is causing the large settling time. The low damping of the response is due to the poor damping of the phugoid mode (0.03) as given in the table 5.2. The pitch rate goes to zero whereas the forward and vertical velocity and pitch angle does not go to zero. This is true because a step input is applied to the elevator which changes the elevator position. The elevator remains in its new position which gives new values of pitch angle and forward and vertical velocities. The closed loop response is given in the figure 5.7.
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Figure 5.15 Closed loop response for a commanded elevator (step input) The closed loop response shows the improvement in the settling time. This is due to the increase in the phugoid damping to 0.4. The short period damping decreased from 0.62 to 0.5 but is well within the limit of the specifications. The short period frequency increased from 7.72 to 11.42 but is well within the specified range. The open and closed loop characteristics are compared in table 5.6 which explains the improvement in the response. The pitch and pitch rate is in rad/sec while the forward and vertical velocity is in m/sec. It is observed that the forward velocity changes in greater magnitude than the vertical velocity which is expected. The pitch rate goes to zero at a faster rate compared to the open loop. This signifies that the vehicles response to the wind gusts will be quicker which helps the plane to become stable within less time. If a unit step input is applied to a closed loop system, the response tells us the tracking nature of the system, i.e. how well the output tracks the input. It indicates the performance of the feedback configuration. In our application the PD, PID controllers constitute the feedback. Therefore, a step input to the closed loop system indicates the role of the designed controllers in improving the performance of the plant. In order to study this, a step input is applied to the closed loop system at the input ( ). The response is shown in the figure 5.8.
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Figure 5.16 Step Response of the closed loop system The input ( ) is driven with a step input. The output () is shown following the input with a nonzero settling time. The output is taking a while to settle to its steady state value ( ) which is clear from the figure. The responses of the forward velocity, vertical velocity and the pitch rate are also observed. The pitch rate is settling to zero and the forward and vertical velocities are settling to a new value which is due to change in the pitch angle. The performance of the closed loop system is good which implies that the controllers designed using the combined Monte Carlo and modified ILMI algorithm made the open loop plant stable and also improved the performance.
5.5 Conclusion
The combined Monte Carlo and modified ILMI algorithm developed in the previous chapter is used to design the pitch rate and pitch angle feedback controllers for the vehicles longitudinal plant. The closed loop system characteristics are compared with the open loop characteristics. The short period damping and frequency worsened from the open loop plant but well within the limits of the specifications mentioned. The improvement in the phugoid damping reduced the settling time of the responses. The open loop and closed loop responses are compared for a step elevator input which clearly indicates the improvement in the overall system. The tracking nature of the closed loop system is studied by driving the input with a step input and studying the response of the system. The controller designed using the algorithm definitely improved the performance of the system.
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The pitch rate feedback PD controller and pitch angle feedback PID controller is designed for an optimal plant model at 12m/s after introducing the parametric uncertainties. The closed loop system has improved phugoid damping of 0.4. The short period damping reduced to 0.5 which is within the range of military specifications. The short period frequency increased to 11 rad/sec but is within the specifications. A step input is applied at the input of the closed loop system and is found that the input tracking performance is improved. The controller is checked for its performance for different plant models in the flight regime and encouraging results are obtained. The response of the altitude hold control system showed the improvement in performance due to controller. Future Work Due to the limitation of time, controller for the lateral plant is not designed. In the extension of the above work, the SOF plant model for the lateral model should be constructed and a controller should be designed using the steps followed for the design of the longitudinal plant controller. The performance of these controllers on nonlinear plant models can be verified before the actual flight. The gains are entered in the kestrel autopilot before flying the vehicle. The attitude tracking can be employed in order to verify the performance of the vehicle. The recorded flight data can be compared with the simulation data and the accuracy of the design can be verified. Pilot feedback is also useful in determining the improvement in the handling qualities of the vehicle. The kestrel autopilot is not open source which makes it difficult to change its path planning algorithm. If a different autopilot is used, then path planning and obstacle avoidance algorithms can be implemented and verified in-flight.
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