ROBUST HOVERING CONTROLLER FOR UNCERTAIN MULTIROTOR MICRO AERIAL VEHICLES (MAVS) IN GPS-DENIED ENVIRONMENTS: IMAGE-BASED
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https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v78.9270Keywords:
Image-based, robust control, hovering, multirotor micro aerial vehiclesAbstract
This paper proposes an image-based robust hovering controller for multirotor micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) in GPS-denied environments. The proposed controller is robust against the effects of multiple uncertainties in angular dynamics of vehicle which contain external disturbances, nonlinear dynamics, coupling, and parametric uncertainties. Based on visual features extracted from the image, the proposed controller is capable of controlling the pose (position and orientation) of the multirotor relative to the fixed-target. The proposed controller scheme consists of two parts: a spherical image-based visual servoing (IBVS) and a robust flight controller for velocity and attitude control loops. A robust compensator based on a second order robust filter is utilized in the robust flight control design to improve the robustness of the multirotor when subject to multiple uncertainties. Compared to other methods, the proposed method is robust against multiple uncertainties and does not need to keep the features in the field of view. The simulation results prove the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed controller.Â
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