Data-Driven Dynamics Modeling of Miniature Robotic Blimps Using Neural ODEs With Parameter Auto-Tuning

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Auteurs principaux: Zhu, Yongjian, Cheng, Hao, Zhang, Feitian
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author Zhu, Yongjian
Cheng, Hao
Zhang, Feitian
author_facet Zhu, Yongjian
Cheng, Hao
Zhang, Feitian
contents Miniature robotic blimps, as one type of lighter-than-air aerial vehicles, have attracted increasing attention in the science and engineering community for their enhanced safety, extended endurance, and quieter operation compared to quadrotors. Accurately modeling the dynamics of these robotic blimps poses a significant challenge due to the complex aerodynamics stemming from their large lifting bodies. Traditional first-principle models have difficulty obtaining accurate aerodynamic parameters and often overlook high-order nonlinearities, thus coming to its limit in modeling the motion dynamics of miniature robotic blimps. To tackle this challenge, this letter proposes the Auto-tuning Blimp-oriented Neural Ordinary Differential Equation method (ABNODE), a data-driven approach that integrates first-principle and neural network modeling. Spiraling motion experiments of robotic blimps are conducted, comparing the ABNODE with first-principle and other data-driven benchmark models, the results of which demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.
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spellingShingle Data-Driven Dynamics Modeling of Miniature Robotic Blimps Using Neural ODEs With Parameter Auto-Tuning
Zhu, Yongjian
Cheng, Hao
Zhang, Feitian
Robotics
Systems and Control
Miniature robotic blimps, as one type of lighter-than-air aerial vehicles, have attracted increasing attention in the science and engineering community for their enhanced safety, extended endurance, and quieter operation compared to quadrotors. Accurately modeling the dynamics of these robotic blimps poses a significant challenge due to the complex aerodynamics stemming from their large lifting bodies. Traditional first-principle models have difficulty obtaining accurate aerodynamic parameters and often overlook high-order nonlinearities, thus coming to its limit in modeling the motion dynamics of miniature robotic blimps. To tackle this challenge, this letter proposes the Auto-tuning Blimp-oriented Neural Ordinary Differential Equation method (ABNODE), a data-driven approach that integrates first-principle and neural network modeling. Spiraling motion experiments of robotic blimps are conducted, comparing the ABNODE with first-principle and other data-driven benchmark models, the results of which demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.
title Data-Driven Dynamics Modeling of Miniature Robotic Blimps Using Neural ODEs With Parameter Auto-Tuning
topic Robotics
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.18580