Tracking control for the helicopter with time-varying disturbance and input stochastic perturbation

Abstract

In this paper, the tracking control problem is investigated for the helicopter under time-varying disturbance, input stochastic perturbation, and unmeasurable flapping motion states. Firstly, a state observer and a disturbance observer are constructed to estimate the unmeasurable states and the time-varying disturbance, and the estimation of the disturbance is used in the feedforward controller design. Secondly, under the input stochastic perturbation, a feedback controller is constructed to guarantee the stochastic stability of the closed-loop error system. Using the stochastic control theory and the linear matrix inequality technique, the stability of the closed-loop error system is analyzed, and the gain of the controller is acquired via a solvable sufficient condition. Finally, an example is presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.