Robust [formula omitted] attitude tracking control of a quadrotor UAV on SO(3) via variation-based linearization and interval matrix approach

Abstract

This paper deals with the attitude tracking control of quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) with uncertainties and external disturbances. The control system is expressed on the special orthogonal group, SO(3), to avoid singularities and ambiguities associated with Euler angles and quaternions respectively. It is also the basis for achieving large angle tracking and complex UAV maneuver. Meanwhile, it greatly reducing the complexity of the controller design via variation-based linearization. And the approach of interval matrix is introduced to solve problems of controller online calculation and reduced control accuracy caused by uncertain parameters in model. The proposed robust H∞ control system can exponential asymptotically follow a desired attitude trajectory in the presence of unstructured bounded disturbances. Finally, several simulation results are provided to validate the effectiveness, advantages and robustness of the proposed method.