Abstract:In this paper, a backstepping-based formation control of quadrotors with the state transformation technique is proposed. First, the dynamics of a quadrotor is derived by using the Newton-Euler formulation. Next, a backstepping-based formation control for quadrotors using a state transformation technique is presented. In the position control, which is the basis of formation control, it is possible to derive the reference attitude angles employing a state transformation technique without the small angle assumption or the simplified dynamics usually used. Stability analysis based on the Lyapunov theorem shows that the proposed formation controller can provide a quadrotor formation error system that is asymptotically stabilized. Finally, we verify the performance of the proposed formation control method through comparison simulations.
Abstract:In this paper, we propose an inverse optimal design method for the position control of a quadrotor. First, we derive the dynamics of a quadrotor using the Newton-Euler formulation. Second, we present the state transformation technique to derive the position dynamics from the kinematic and dynamic models of a quadrotor. Then, we present the nonlinear inverse optimal position control of a quadrotor. The stability analysis based on Lyapunov theorem shows that the proposed control method can realize a quadrotor system that is exponentially stabilized. In addition, we show the inverse optimality of the proposed inverse optimal controller for the position control of a quadrotor. The inverse optimality can simply and clearly be shown using the state transformation technique. Finally, we present some simulation results to verify the effectiveness of the proposed control method.
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