Two multivariable control system design methodologies with appropriate conditioning are proposed to handle actuator saturation and rate limiting. The first methodology results in error-actuated multivariable proportional-plus-integral (PI) controllers implemented in a velocity form to avoid integrator wind-up. An alternative controller, a robust inverse dynamics (RID) controller, is developed which retains the robustness properties of the original method but is conditioned by a different approach to handle multiple actuator saturation and rate limiting. The presentation of simulation results for a VSTOL aircraft has shown that the multivariable RID controller offers significant performance improvements over the multivariable PI controller when facing multiple actuator saturation and rate limiting.


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    Title :

    The influence of actuator nonlinearities in advanced flight control system design


    Additional title:

    Der Einfluß von Stellglied-Nichtlinearitäten in fortschrittlichen Flugregelungssystemen


    Contributors:
    Burge, S.E. (author) / Barlow, M.I. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1991


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 10 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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