Incremental Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion(INDI)is a control approach that has gained popularity in flight control over the past decade.Besides the INDI law,several common additional components complement an INDI-based c...Incremental Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion(INDI)is a control approach that has gained popularity in flight control over the past decade.Besides the INDI law,several common additional components complement an INDI-based controller.This paper,the second part of a two-part series of surveys on INDI,aims to summarize the modern trends in INDI and its related components.Besides a comprehensive components specification,it addresses their most common challenges,compares different variants,and discusses proposed advances.Further important aspects of INDI are gain design,stability,and robustness.This paper also provides an overview of research conducted concerning these aspects.This paper is written in a tutorial style to familiarize researchers with the essential specifics and pitfalls of INDI and its components.At the same time,it can also serve as a reference for readers already familiar with INDI.展开更多
This paper,the first-part of a two part series of surveys on Incremental Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion(INDI),provides an overview of the evolution and developments in INDI.Written in a tutorial style,it presents differe...This paper,the first-part of a two part series of surveys on Incremental Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion(INDI),provides an overview of the evolution and developments in INDI.Written in a tutorial style,it presents different basic INDI variants and their specifics,such as modelbased INDI,sensor-based INDI,and hybrid INDI.Furthermore,it sets these different approaches in context with each other.Later developments of INDI explicitly consider actuator dynamics.Those concepts are summarized and discussed in detail.Subsequently,studies that relate INDI to other control methods are summarized.Finally,an overview of various applications of INDI is given,covering different types of control loops and various types of vehicles and plants.This paper seeks to set these developments into context with each other.The purpose of this paper is twofold.INDI is already well-known in the domain of flight control but less so in other fields.Therefore,the paper is written in a comprehensive tutorial style to provide easy access to readers unfamiliar with the topic.On the other hand,the paper can serve as a reference for readers familiar with the topic.展开更多
Nonlinear dynamic inversion(NDI)has been applied to the control law design of quad-rotors mainly thanks to its good robustness and simplicity of parameter tuning.However,the weakness of relying on accurate model great...Nonlinear dynamic inversion(NDI)has been applied to the control law design of quad-rotors mainly thanks to its good robustness and simplicity of parameter tuning.However,the weakness of relying on accurate model greatly restrains its application on quad-rotors,especially nano quad-rotors(NQRs).NQRs are easy to be influenced by uncertainties such as model uncertainties(mainly from complicated aerodynamic interferences,strong coupling in roll-pitch-yaw channels and inaccurate aerodynamic prediction of rotors)and external uncertainties(mainly from winds or gusts),particularly persistent ones.Therefore,developing accurate model for altitude and attitude control of NQRs is difficult.To solve this problem,in this paper,an improved nonlinear dynamic inversion(INDI)method is developed,which can reject the above-mentioned uncertainties by estimating them and then counteracting in real time using linear extended state observer(LESO).Comparison with the traditional NDI(TNDI)method was carried out numerically,and the results show that,in coping with persistent uncertainties,the INDI-based method presents significant superiority.展开更多
For the problem of sensor faults and actuator faults in aircraft attitude control,this paper proposes a fault tolerant control(FTC)scheme based on extended state observer(ESO)and nonlinear dynamic inversion(NDI).First...For the problem of sensor faults and actuator faults in aircraft attitude control,this paper proposes a fault tolerant control(FTC)scheme based on extended state observer(ESO)and nonlinear dynamic inversion(NDI).First,two ESOs are designed to estimate sensor faults and actuator faults respectively.Second,the angular rate signal is reconstructed according to the estimation of sensor faults.Third,in angular rate loop,NDI is designed based on reconstruction of angular rate signals and estimation of actuator faults.The FTC scheme proposed in this paper is testified through numerical simulations.The results show that it is feasible and has good fault tolerant ability.展开更多
A type of nonlinear dynamic inversion control with adaptive compensation is proposed in order to overcome its over sensitivity to parameter uncertainty and disturbance for flight control system using nonlinear dynam...A type of nonlinear dynamic inversion control with adaptive compensation is proposed in order to overcome its over sensitivity to parameter uncertainty and disturbance for flight control system using nonlinear dynamic inversion. This control strategy is different from the general strategy of a nonlinear adaptive control by taking into consideration both parameter uncertainty and external disturbance, the two major uncertain forms in flight control. Finally, an analysis of the stabilily of this control structure is given.展开更多
An overview on nonlinear reconfigurable flight control approaches that have been demonstrated in flight-test or highfidelity simulation is presented. Various approaches for reconfigurable flight control systems are co...An overview on nonlinear reconfigurable flight control approaches that have been demonstrated in flight-test or highfidelity simulation is presented. Various approaches for reconfigurable flight control systems are considered, including nonlinear dynamic inversion, parameter identification and neural network technologies, backstepping and model predictive control approaches. The recent research work, flight tests, and potential strength and weakness of each approach are discussed objectively in order to give readers and researchers some reference. Finally, possible future directions and open problems in this area are addressed.展开更多
This paper proposes a control method based on adaptive radial basis function neural networks(RBFNN)and dynamic inversion control for unmanned receiver to address the nonlinearities and uncertainties in the autonomous ...This paper proposes a control method based on adaptive radial basis function neural networks(RBFNN)and dynamic inversion control for unmanned receiver to address the nonlinearities and uncertainties in the autonomous aerial refueling docking process.Following the principle of time-scale separation,the attitude control of the unmanned receiver is divided into fast and slow loops.A dynamic inversion method is employed to design the attitude loop controller,and an adaptive RBFNN system is designed to compensate for system model errors and external disturbances.The efficacy and stability of the designed control method were validated through simulation experiments conducted during autonomous aerial refueling docking.The results indicate that the autonomous aerial refueling docking system based on adaptive RBFNN dynamic inversion control exhibits robustness and adaptability,enabling reliable refueling operations in complex aerial environments and providing reliable support for long-duration unmanned missions.展开更多
A CFD-based Numerical Virtual Flight(NVF)simulator is presented,which integrates an unsteady flow solver on moving hybrid grids,a Rigid-Body Dynamics(RBD)solver and a module of the Flight Control System(FCS).A techni...A CFD-based Numerical Virtual Flight(NVF)simulator is presented,which integrates an unsteady flow solver on moving hybrid grids,a Rigid-Body Dynamics(RBD)solver and a module of the Flight Control System(FCS).A technique of dynamic hybrid grids is developed to control the active control surfaces with body morphing,with a technique of parallel unstructured dynamic overlapping grids generating proper moving grids over the deflecting control surfaces(e.g.the afterbody rudders of a missile).For the flow/kinematic coupled problems,the 6 Degree-Of-Freedom(DOF)equations are solved by an explicit or implicit method coupled with the URANS CFD solver.The module of the control law is explicitly coupled into the NVF simulator and then improved by the simulation of the pitching maneuver process of a maneuverable missile model.A nonlinear dynamic inversion method is then implemented to design the control law for the pitching process of the maneuverable missile model.Simulations and analysis of the pitching maneuver process are carried out by the NVF simulator to improve the flight control law.Higher control response performance is obtained by adjusting the gain factors and adding an integrator into the control loop.展开更多
Carrier-based aircraft exhibit highly complex coupling characteristics across control channels.To address the control coupling issues encountered during carrier-based aircraft landing,as well as the undershoot phenome...Carrier-based aircraft exhibit highly complex coupling characteristics across control channels.To address the control coupling issues encountered during carrier-based aircraft landing,as well as the undershoot phenomenon observed in trajectory adjustment,this paper proposes a direct longitudinal force control method based on the vertical translation mode.The proposed method enables decoupled control of altitude,velocity,and pitch channels while maintaining the aircraft’s attitude stability.This approach simplifies the control logic and eliminates the undershoot phenomenon in trajectory adjustment.Furthermore,given the difficulty in acquiring the relative position between the aircraft and the carrier,a Kalman filter-based multi-source signal fusion method is introduced,which effectively suppresses the noise interference in radar signal acquisition by the carrier-based aircraft.Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed composite control method enables rapid trajectory tracking and enhances landing accuracy.展开更多
The design of an L_1 adaptive controller for hypersonic formation flight is presented. The traditional leader/wingman formation control problem is considered, with focused attention on dealing with the input disturban...The design of an L_1 adaptive controller for hypersonic formation flight is presented. The traditional leader/wingman formation control problem is considered, with focused attention on dealing with the input disturbance and parametric variations, both of which are intrinsic properties of the system that result in undesired control performance. A proportional-derivative control scheme based on nonlinear dynamic inversion is implemented as the baseline controller, and an L_1 adaptive controller is augmented to the baseline controller to attenuate the effects of input disturbance and parametric variations. Simulation results illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.展开更多
Addressing the issues of nonlinearity,control redundancy and coupling,and system uncertainties in the deceleration transition process from level flight to hover in short takeoff and vertical landing(STOVL)aircraft,thi...Addressing the issues of nonlinearity,control redundancy and coupling,and system uncertainties in the deceleration transition process from level flight to hover in short takeoff and vertical landing(STOVL)aircraft,this paper establishes a six-degree-of-freedom nonlinear mathematical model for the STOVL deceleration transition process.An augmented control method based on L_(1)adaptive control is proposed for the deceleration transition process:dynamic inversion(DI)method is used to design the fundamental control laws for the inner and the outer loops,while an L_(1)adaptive controller is employed as the augmented controller to enhance performance and robustness under system uncertainties.Simulation results validate that this method effectively suppresses system uncertainties and improves the transition control performance.展开更多
文摘Incremental Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion(INDI)is a control approach that has gained popularity in flight control over the past decade.Besides the INDI law,several common additional components complement an INDI-based controller.This paper,the second part of a two-part series of surveys on INDI,aims to summarize the modern trends in INDI and its related components.Besides a comprehensive components specification,it addresses their most common challenges,compares different variants,and discusses proposed advances.Further important aspects of INDI are gain design,stability,and robustness.This paper also provides an overview of research conducted concerning these aspects.This paper is written in a tutorial style to familiarize researchers with the essential specifics and pitfalls of INDI and its components.At the same time,it can also serve as a reference for readers already familiar with INDI.
文摘This paper,the first-part of a two part series of surveys on Incremental Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion(INDI),provides an overview of the evolution and developments in INDI.Written in a tutorial style,it presents different basic INDI variants and their specifics,such as modelbased INDI,sensor-based INDI,and hybrid INDI.Furthermore,it sets these different approaches in context with each other.Later developments of INDI explicitly consider actuator dynamics.Those concepts are summarized and discussed in detail.Subsequently,studies that relate INDI to other control methods are summarized.Finally,an overview of various applications of INDI is given,covering different types of control loops and various types of vehicles and plants.This paper seeks to set these developments into context with each other.The purpose of this paper is twofold.INDI is already well-known in the domain of flight control but less so in other fields.Therefore,the paper is written in a comprehensive tutorial style to provide easy access to readers unfamiliar with the topic.On the other hand,the paper can serve as a reference for readers familiar with the topic.
基金supported by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD)the Advanced Research Project of Army Equipment Development(No.301020803)
文摘Nonlinear dynamic inversion(NDI)has been applied to the control law design of quad-rotors mainly thanks to its good robustness and simplicity of parameter tuning.However,the weakness of relying on accurate model greatly restrains its application on quad-rotors,especially nano quad-rotors(NQRs).NQRs are easy to be influenced by uncertainties such as model uncertainties(mainly from complicated aerodynamic interferences,strong coupling in roll-pitch-yaw channels and inaccurate aerodynamic prediction of rotors)and external uncertainties(mainly from winds or gusts),particularly persistent ones.Therefore,developing accurate model for altitude and attitude control of NQRs is difficult.To solve this problem,in this paper,an improved nonlinear dynamic inversion(INDI)method is developed,which can reject the above-mentioned uncertainties by estimating them and then counteracting in real time using linear extended state observer(LESO).Comparison with the traditional NDI(TNDI)method was carried out numerically,and the results show that,in coping with persistent uncertainties,the INDI-based method presents significant superiority.
基金supported by the Chinese Aviation Science Fund(20160757001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(10577012)。
文摘For the problem of sensor faults and actuator faults in aircraft attitude control,this paper proposes a fault tolerant control(FTC)scheme based on extended state observer(ESO)and nonlinear dynamic inversion(NDI).First,two ESOs are designed to estimate sensor faults and actuator faults respectively.Second,the angular rate signal is reconstructed according to the estimation of sensor faults.Third,in angular rate loop,NDI is designed based on reconstruction of angular rate signals and estimation of actuator faults.The FTC scheme proposed in this paper is testified through numerical simulations.The results show that it is feasible and has good fault tolerant ability.
文摘A type of nonlinear dynamic inversion control with adaptive compensation is proposed in order to overcome its over sensitivity to parameter uncertainty and disturbance for flight control system using nonlinear dynamic inversion. This control strategy is different from the general strategy of a nonlinear adaptive control by taking into consideration both parameter uncertainty and external disturbance, the two major uncertain forms in flight control. Finally, an analysis of the stabilily of this control structure is given.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61273171)the National Aerospace Science Foundation of China (2011ZA52009)
文摘An overview on nonlinear reconfigurable flight control approaches that have been demonstrated in flight-test or highfidelity simulation is presented. Various approaches for reconfigurable flight control systems are considered, including nonlinear dynamic inversion, parameter identification and neural network technologies, backstepping and model predictive control approaches. The recent research work, flight tests, and potential strength and weakness of each approach are discussed objectively in order to give readers and researchers some reference. Finally, possible future directions and open problems in this area are addressed.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 62473039the Joint Fund of Ministry of Education for Equipment Pre-Research under Grant 8091B03032303Beijing Nova Program 20240484561
文摘This paper proposes a control method based on adaptive radial basis function neural networks(RBFNN)and dynamic inversion control for unmanned receiver to address the nonlinearities and uncertainties in the autonomous aerial refueling docking process.Following the principle of time-scale separation,the attitude control of the unmanned receiver is divided into fast and slow loops.A dynamic inversion method is employed to design the attitude loop controller,and an adaptive RBFNN system is designed to compensate for system model errors and external disturbances.The efficacy and stability of the designed control method were validated through simulation experiments conducted during autonomous aerial refueling docking.The results indicate that the autonomous aerial refueling docking system based on adaptive RBFNN dynamic inversion control exhibits robustness and adaptability,enabling reliable refueling operations in complex aerial environments and providing reliable support for long-duration unmanned missions.
基金supported partially by National Key Research and Development Program (No. 2016YFB0200701)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 11532016 and 11672324)
文摘A CFD-based Numerical Virtual Flight(NVF)simulator is presented,which integrates an unsteady flow solver on moving hybrid grids,a Rigid-Body Dynamics(RBD)solver and a module of the Flight Control System(FCS).A technique of dynamic hybrid grids is developed to control the active control surfaces with body morphing,with a technique of parallel unstructured dynamic overlapping grids generating proper moving grids over the deflecting control surfaces(e.g.the afterbody rudders of a missile).For the flow/kinematic coupled problems,the 6 Degree-Of-Freedom(DOF)equations are solved by an explicit or implicit method coupled with the URANS CFD solver.The module of the control law is explicitly coupled into the NVF simulator and then improved by the simulation of the pitching maneuver process of a maneuverable missile model.A nonlinear dynamic inversion method is then implemented to design the control law for the pitching process of the maneuverable missile model.Simulations and analysis of the pitching maneuver process are carried out by the NVF simulator to improve the flight control law.Higher control response performance is obtained by adjusting the gain factors and adding an integrator into the control loop.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,grant numbers 62573253 and 62203259the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Programby CAST,grant number 2023QNRC001+1 种基金the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China,grant number 20240058058001the Foundation of the National Key Laboratory of Aircraft Configuration Design,grant number ZZKY-202505.
文摘Carrier-based aircraft exhibit highly complex coupling characteristics across control channels.To address the control coupling issues encountered during carrier-based aircraft landing,as well as the undershoot phenomenon observed in trajectory adjustment,this paper proposes a direct longitudinal force control method based on the vertical translation mode.The proposed method enables decoupled control of altitude,velocity,and pitch channels while maintaining the aircraft’s attitude stability.This approach simplifies the control logic and eliminates the undershoot phenomenon in trajectory adjustment.Furthermore,given the difficulty in acquiring the relative position between the aircraft and the carrier,a Kalman filter-based multi-source signal fusion method is introduced,which effectively suppresses the noise interference in radar signal acquisition by the carrier-based aircraft.Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed composite control method enables rapid trajectory tracking and enhances landing accuracy.
文摘The design of an L_1 adaptive controller for hypersonic formation flight is presented. The traditional leader/wingman formation control problem is considered, with focused attention on dealing with the input disturbance and parametric variations, both of which are intrinsic properties of the system that result in undesired control performance. A proportional-derivative control scheme based on nonlinear dynamic inversion is implemented as the baseline controller, and an L_1 adaptive controller is augmented to the baseline controller to attenuate the effects of input disturbance and parametric variations. Simulation results illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.
基金co-supported by the grant from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.56XCA2402810)Science Center for Gas Turbine Project(P2022-B-V-002-001)
文摘Addressing the issues of nonlinearity,control redundancy and coupling,and system uncertainties in the deceleration transition process from level flight to hover in short takeoff and vertical landing(STOVL)aircraft,this paper establishes a six-degree-of-freedom nonlinear mathematical model for the STOVL deceleration transition process.An augmented control method based on L_(1)adaptive control is proposed for the deceleration transition process:dynamic inversion(DI)method is used to design the fundamental control laws for the inner and the outer loops,while an L_(1)adaptive controller is employed as the augmented controller to enhance performance and robustness under system uncertainties.Simulation results validate that this method effectively suppresses system uncertainties and improves the transition control performance.
