Model Predictive Controller with Adaptive Neural Networks and Online State Estimation for Pitch Rate Control of the Cessna Citation X
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Abstract
This research presents a technique for designing an adaptive nonlinear controller for the pitch rate of the Cessna Citation X business jet aircraft. The proposed control algorithm includes 3 major components, namely a Model Predictive Controller (MPC), an online state estimation, and an adaptive neural network controller. The estimation of the aircraft local dynamics is performed using Recursive Least Square (RLS) method. The RLS algorithm consists of an adaptive filter suited for state approximation which only requires states and control increments. The MPC controller consists of an optimization of the control trajectory over a given control, and predicted horizons. A constrained nonlinear optimization is fulfilled to solve the optimization problem, for which a quadratic cost function with respect to the control trajectory is minimized. Finally, an adaptive neural network is added, which compensates the errors in the state estimations and improves the overall performance of the controller. The neural network component consists of a single hidden layer feedforward neural network, for which the hyperparameters are updated online using backpropagation principle on the weights of the input and output layers. The simulation results showed that the proposed control algorithm was perfectly capable of tracking a given reference signal defining a desired flight dynamic for the pitch rate control. The flight controller was tested on 63 different flight conditions across the flight envelope of the Cessna Citation X, and demonstrated good adaptation performance. The control algorithm was then tested with different parameters of the controller elements, and very good performance was obtained for given reference signals on the pitch rate.
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