Adaptive output-feedback gain scheduling applied to flexible aircraft

Abstract

© 31st Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2018. All rights reserved.The advantages of full-state feedback adaptive control in dealing with uncertainties of a flexible aircraft model are demonstrated with the use of model reference adaptive control. Design of an output-feedback system with an observer, based on the separation principle, is attempted. Differences in both stability and performance characteristics of the full-state feedback and the output-feedback closed-loop systems demonstrate that further investigation is needed to design adaptive output-feedback controllers.

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