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Area of Science:

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Control Systems
  • Artificial Intelligence

Background:

  • Micro-turbojet engines (MTEs) are crucial for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), requiring precise rotor speed control for optimal thrust.
  • Traditional Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controllers struggle with MTEs' nonlinearity and time-variance, limiting performance across operating ranges.
  • Existing gain scheduling methods require extensive modeling and prior knowledge, posing implementation challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel adaptive control strategy for MTE rotor speed regulation.
  • To address the limitations of conventional PID controllers in highly nonlinear and time-varying MTE systems.
  • To introduce a computationally efficient adaptive controller suitable for low-cost hardware implementation in UAVs.

Main Methods:

  • A single neural adaptive PID (SNA-PID) controller utilizing a single-neuron network was designed.
  • The SNA-PID controller adaptively tunes its gains (weights) online to manage system dynamics.
  • The controller's effectiveness was evaluated through numerical simulations and experimental tests on an MTE.

Main Results:

  • The proposed SNA-PID controller demonstrated superior rotor speed tracking performance compared to standard PID control.
  • Significant reductions in static tracking error were observed: 54% and 66% under different operational conditions.
  • The controller's simple structure facilitated implementation and reduced computational load.

Conclusions:

  • The SNA-PID controller offers a robust and effective solution for MTE rotor speed control in UAV applications.
  • Online adaptive gain tuning overcomes the performance limitations of fixed-gain controllers in dynamic environments.
  • The proposed method presents a practical advancement for enhancing UAV propulsion system efficiency and reliability.