TY - GEN
T1 - Stabilization of cascaded systems via ℒ1 adaptive controller with application to a UAV path following problem and flight test results
AU - Cao, Chengyu
AU - Hovakimyan, Naira
AU - Kaminer, Isaac
AU - Patel, Vijay V.
AU - Dobrokhodov, Vladimir
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - This paper presents a theoretical framework for augmenting an existing autopilot by an adaptive element so that it tracks a given smooth reference command with desired specifications. The main contribution of the approach is that it allows for augmenting the autopilot without any modifications to it. The augmentative adaptive element is based on the ℒ1 adaptive output feedback control architecture developed in [1]. The complete path following architecture of this paper enables a UAV with an off-the-shelf autopilot to follow a predetermined path that it was not otherwise designed to follow. The paper concludes with flight test results performed in Camp Roberts, CA, in February of 2007.
AB - This paper presents a theoretical framework for augmenting an existing autopilot by an adaptive element so that it tracks a given smooth reference command with desired specifications. The main contribution of the approach is that it allows for augmenting the autopilot without any modifications to it. The augmentative adaptive element is based on the ℒ1 adaptive output feedback control architecture developed in [1]. The complete path following architecture of this paper enables a UAV with an off-the-shelf autopilot to follow a predetermined path that it was not otherwise designed to follow. The paper concludes with flight test results performed in Camp Roberts, CA, in February of 2007.
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U2 - 10.1109/ACC.2007.4283028
DO - 10.1109/ACC.2007.4283028
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:42649120486
SN - 1424409888
SN - 9781424409884
T3 - Proceedings of the American Control Conference
SP - 1787
EP - 1792
BT - Proceedings of the 2007 American Control Conference, ACC
T2 - 2007 American Control Conference, ACC
Y2 - 9 July 2007 through 13 July 2007
ER -