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In this paper, we concern the reentry attitude control (RAC) scheme design for aeroservoelastic reusable launch vehicles (RLVs). The basic problem is to derive a RAC technique such that the aeroservoelastic RLV can achieve a robust tracking of the desired attitudes in a rapid way despite the existence of parameter uncertainties as well as external disturbances. Following from the elastic equations and attitude dynamics of the RLV, we formulate a control-oriented model in matched structure. Our main contribution is threefold. First, using the fast terminal sliding mode algorithm, the disturbance observers are designed to generate the estimation of uncertainties and disturbances, while can ensure the estimation errors converge to the origin within a timely fashion. Second, the finite-time super-twisting sliding mode control method and cascade-loop design are developed to incorporate into the new RAC strategy; hence it leads to a guaranteed tracking ability of the reentry attitude in a timely way. Third, a finite-time integral sliding mode filter is proposed in the control scheme such that the virtual input signal can be tackled well. Additionally, numerical simulations of a dynamic model for the RLV are implemented to demonstrate the effectiveness and performance of the developed RAC strategy and furthermore its aeroservoelastic properties.
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This work was supported in part by the 2020–2021 Open Fund of the Key Laboratory of Civil Aviation Aircraft Airworthiness Certification Technology under Grant SH2020112704 and in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 61773278, Grant 61773279, Grant 61873340.
Zhenshu Yang received her B.S. degree in electrical engineering and automation from the Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China, in 2015, and an M.S. degree in the aeronautical and astronautical science and technology from the Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, China, in 2018, respectively. She is currently a lecturer in the Aeronautical Engineering Institute, Jiangsu Aviation Technical College. Her current research interests are in the fields of fault diagnosis and detection, and flight control system design.
Qi Mao received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering and automation from the Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China, in 2015, and an M.S. degree in the control science and engineering from the Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, in 2018, respectively. He is currently working toward a Ph.D. degree in the Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. His current research interests include PID control, time-delay systems, multiagent systems, and flight control.
Liqian Dou received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in automatic control from Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, in 1999, 2005, and 2008, respectively. He was an Academic Visitor in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K., from June 2015 to June 2016. He is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China. His main research interests include nonlinear control for hypersonic vehicle, attitude control for RLV, and coordinate control of multi-UAVs.
Qun Zong received his Bachelor’s, Master’s and Ph.D. degrees all in automatic control from Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, in 1983, 1988, and 2002, respectively. He is currently a professor at the School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Tianjin University. His main research interests include complex system modeling and flight control.
Jianzhong Yang received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in power electronics and power drives from Liaoning Technical University, Liaoning, China, in 1997 and 2000, respectively. He is currently a professor at the College of Electrinic Information and Automation, Civil Aviation University of China. His main research interests include civil aircraft system safety analysis and assessment, and advanced flight control.
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Yang, Z., Mao, Q., Dou, L. et al. Composite Design of Disturbance Observer and Reentry Attitude Controller: An Enhanced Finite-time Technique for Aeroservoelastic Reusable Launch Vehicles. Int. J. Control Autom. Syst. 20, 2459–2473 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12555-021-0643-6
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