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Neural Network Output Feedback Control of a Quadrotor UAV
Proceedings of the 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2008, CDC 2008
  • Jagannathan Sarangapani, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Travis Alan Dierks
Abstract

A neural network (NN) based output feedback controller for a quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is proposed. The NNs are utilized in the observer and for generating virtual and actual control inputs, respectively, where the NNs learn the nonlinear dynamics of the UAV online including uncertain nonlinear terms like aerodynamic friction and blade flapping. It is shown using Lyapunov theory that the position, orientation, and velocity tracking errors, the virtual control and observer estimation errors, and the NN weight estimation errors for each NN are all semi-globally uniformly ultimately bounded (SGUUB) in the presence of bounded disturbances and NN functional reconstruction errors while simultaneously relaxing the separation principle.

Meeting Name
47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2008, CDC 2008
Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Second Department
Computer Science
Sponsor(s)
National Science Foundation (U.S.)
United States. Department of Education
Keywords and Phrases
  • Lyapunov Method,
  • Neural Network,
  • Observer,
  • Output Feedback,
  • Quadrotor UAV
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2008 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
12-1-2008
Publication Date
01 Dec 2008
Citation Information
Jagannathan Sarangapani and Travis Alan Dierks. "Neural Network Output Feedback Control of a Quadrotor UAV" Proceedings of the 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2008, CDC 2008 (2008)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jagannathan-sarangapani/112/