Direct parametric attitude tracking control for generic hypersonic vehicle

ABSTRACT

This paper considers the attitude tracking problem for the generic hypersonic vehicle (GHV). First, the second-order nonlinear GHV attitude model is introduced. Second, by utilising the direct parametric approach, a modified parametric controller composed of the parametric state proportional plus derivative feedback controller and the feedforward controller is proposed. With application of the first part, the closed-loop system is a constant linear system with desired eigenstructures, and the second part is used to ensure the asymptotic tracking property of the outputs of the GHV attitude system. Since the control input of the established GHV attitude model is moment command, an algorithm that transforms the moment commands into the fins deflection command is proposed. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed parametric controller and transform algorithm is illustrated by the numerical simulation results.

KEYWORDS:

• Attitude tracking
• generic hypersonic vehicle (GHV)
• second-order nonlinear
• direct parametric approach

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Additional information

Funding

This work was co-supported by the Major Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China [61690210], [61690212], National Natural Science Foundation of China [61333003] and Self-Planned Task of State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System (HIT) [SKLRS201716A].

Notes on contributors

Wangkui Liu

Wangkui Liu is a Ph.D. student at the Center for Control Theory and Guidance Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology. His research interests include nonlinear control, and guidance and control of hypersonic vehicle.

Guangren Duan

Guangren Duan received his Ph.D. degree in control systems theory from Harbin Institute of Technology. He is a professor and the Director of the Center for Control Systems and Guidance Technology at Harbin Institute of Technology. Prof. Duan has been elected Specially Employed Professor at Harbin Institute of Technology sponsored by the Cheung Kong Scholars Program of the Chinese government. Prof. Duan is a Fellow of IEEE. His main research interests include robust control, eigenstructure assignment, descriptor systems, and missile autopilot control.