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Main Authors: Gonçalves, Francisco M. F. R., Bena, Ryan M., Pérez-Arancibia, Néstor O.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.00417
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author Gonçalves, Francisco M. F. R.
Bena, Ryan M.
Pérez-Arancibia, Néstor O.
author_facet Gonçalves, Francisco M. F. R.
Bena, Ryan M.
Pérez-Arancibia, Néstor O.
contents We present a new Lyapunov-based switching attitude controller for energy-efficient real-time selection of the torque inputted to an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) during flight. The proposed method, using quaternions to describe the attitude of the controlled UAV, interchanges the stability properties of the two fixed points-one locally asymptotically stable and another unstable-of the resulting closed-loop (CL) switching dynamics of the system. In this approach, the switching events are triggered by the value of a compound energy-based function. To analyze and ensure the stability of the CL switching dynamics, we use classical nonlinear Lyapunov techniques, in combination with switching-systems theory. For this purpose, we introduce a new compound Lyapunov function (LF) that not only enables us to derive the conditions for CL asymptotic and exponential stability, but also provides us with an estimate of the CL system's region of attraction. This new estimate is considerably larger than those previously reported for systems of the type considered in this paper. To test and demonstrate the functionality, suitability, and performance of the proposed method, we present and discuss experimental data obtained using a 31-g quadrotor during the execution of high-speed yaw-tracking maneuvers. Also, we provide empirical evidence indicating that all the initial conditions chosen for these maneuvers, as estimated, lie inside the system's region of attraction. Last, experimental data obtained through these flight tests show that the proposed switching controller reduces the control effort by about 53%, on average, with respect to that corresponding to a commonly used benchmark control scheme, when executing a particular type of high-speed yaw-tracking maneuvers.
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spellingShingle Closed-Loop Stability of a Lyapunov-Based Switching Attitude Controller for Energy-Efficient Torque-Input-Selection During Flight
Gonçalves, Francisco M. F. R.
Bena, Ryan M.
Pérez-Arancibia, Néstor O.
Systems and Control
Robotics
We present a new Lyapunov-based switching attitude controller for energy-efficient real-time selection of the torque inputted to an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) during flight. The proposed method, using quaternions to describe the attitude of the controlled UAV, interchanges the stability properties of the two fixed points-one locally asymptotically stable and another unstable-of the resulting closed-loop (CL) switching dynamics of the system. In this approach, the switching events are triggered by the value of a compound energy-based function. To analyze and ensure the stability of the CL switching dynamics, we use classical nonlinear Lyapunov techniques, in combination with switching-systems theory. For this purpose, we introduce a new compound Lyapunov function (LF) that not only enables us to derive the conditions for CL asymptotic and exponential stability, but also provides us with an estimate of the CL system's region of attraction. This new estimate is considerably larger than those previously reported for systems of the type considered in this paper. To test and demonstrate the functionality, suitability, and performance of the proposed method, we present and discuss experimental data obtained using a 31-g quadrotor during the execution of high-speed yaw-tracking maneuvers. Also, we provide empirical evidence indicating that all the initial conditions chosen for these maneuvers, as estimated, lie inside the system's region of attraction. Last, experimental data obtained through these flight tests show that the proposed switching controller reduces the control effort by about 53%, on average, with respect to that corresponding to a commonly used benchmark control scheme, when executing a particular type of high-speed yaw-tracking maneuvers.
title Closed-Loop Stability of a Lyapunov-Based Switching Attitude Controller for Energy-Efficient Torque-Input-Selection During Flight
topic Systems and Control
Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.00417