Feedback Control of Quad-Rotors with a Matlab-Based Simulator
Stephen Armah1, Sun Yi1, Wonchang Choi2 & Dongchul Shin2 Show affiliations
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina A and T State University, Greensboro, United States
- Department of Architectural Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnamsi, Korea
American Journal of Applied Sciences, Volume 13, Issue 6, pp. 779–793 · doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2016.779.793
Abstract
Precise regulation of position and attitude (roll, pitch and yaw) is one of the most critical tasks to be considered in designing controllers for quadrotor types of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The MATLAB-based simulator for quadrotors using PD-feedback control to achieve stabilization was developed. MATLAB/Simulink models are used to design and validate the control algorithms and the simulation results are presented. The quadrotor non-linear dynamics and kinematics were implemented using MATLAB S-function to generate a continuous state output. The simulation results are presented graphically and quantitatively. The developed MATLAB GUI interface is robust and interactive to implement the different control algorithms under various operating conditions.
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Armah, S., Yi, S., Choi, W. & Shin, D. (2016). Feedback Control of Quad-Rotors with a Matlab-Based Simulator. American Journal of Applied Sciences, 13(6), 779–793. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2016.779.793
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