Essex, N and Foster, M P and Bingham, Chris and Kuo, C (2007) GA tuning of pitch controller for small scale MAVs. In: 6th WSEAS International Conference on CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, ELECTRONICS,CONTROL & SIGNAL PROCESSING, 29-31 Dec 2007, Cairo, Egypt.

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Abstract

The paper presents the application of intelligent tuning methods for the control of a prototype MAV in order to address problems associated with bandwidth limited actuators and gust alleviation. Specifically, as a proof of concept, the investigation is focused on the pitch control of a MAV. The work is supported by experimental results from wind tunnel testing that shows the merits of the use of Genetic Algorithm (GA) tuning techniques compared to classical, empirical tuning methodologies. To provide a measure of relative merit, the controller responses are evaluated using the ITAE performance index. In this way, the proposed method is shown to induce far superior dynamic performance compared to traditional approaches.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Presentation)
Additional Information:	The paper presents the application of intelligent tuning methods for the control of a prototype MAV in order to address problems associated with bandwidth limited actuators and gust alleviation. Specifically, as a proof of concept, the investigation is focused on the pitch control of a MAV. The work is supported by experimental results from wind tunnel testing that shows the merits of the use of Genetic Algorithm (GA) tuning techniques compared to classical, empirical tuning methodologies. To provide a measure of relative merit, the controller responses are evaluated using the ITAE performance index. In this way, the proposed method is shown to induce far superior dynamic performance compared to traditional approaches.
Keywords:	Genetic Algorithms, MAV, Intelligent Control
Subjects:	H Engineering > H660 Control Systems H Engineering > H410 Aeronautical Engineering
Divisions:	College of Sciences > Faculty of Science > Lincoln School of Engineering
Depositing User:	Paul Stewart
Date Deposited:	16 May 2010 15:29
Last Modified:	13 Mar 2013 08:37
URI:	http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/2460

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