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Modern control strategies for unmanned aerial systems

JCPEE.
2025;
Volume 15, Number 1
Authors:
  1. Maksym Shepliakov
1
Lviv Polytechnic National University

The article provides an overview of modern approaches to mathematical modelling and synthesis of control systems for rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and fixed-wing UAVs. It considers kinematic and dynamic models describing the translational and rotational motion of the mentioned types of UAVs, taking into account aerodynamic forces, moments, and gyroscopic effects. The general principles of mathematical model development, their adaptation for various classes of aerial vehicles, and their application in the synthesis of automatic control systems are analyzed. Particular attention is given to the analysis of stabilization systems and trajectory tracking, including those synthesized using PID controllers, LQR controllers, adaptive methods, model predictive control, and intelligent control theory. The dependence of control strategy selection on the type of UAV, flight characteristics, and mission objectives is examined.

unmanned aerial vehicles; kinematic model; dynamic model; rotary-wing UAVs; fixed-wing UAVs; automatic control systems; flight stabilization; nonlinear control
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