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  • Robotics and Control Systems
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence

Background:

  • Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) require robust stability control for autonomous operations.
  • Conventional proportional integral derivative (PID) controllers face challenges in adapting to varying mission requirements.
  • Maintaining precise attitude and position control is critical for UAV maneuverability and mission success.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel fuzzy-gain scheduling mechanism for adaptive PID control in UAVs.
  • To enhance the stability and trajectory tracking capabilities of UAVs.
  • To create a robust and simple control strategy effective under uncertainties and external disturbances.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of a fuzzy-gain scheduling strategy to dynamically adjust PID controller parameters.
  • Integration of the proposed control system with the Robot Operating System (ROS) and flight control unit.
  • Comparative analysis of the proposed controller against conventional PID controllers.

Main Results:

  • The fuzzy-gain scheduled PID controller demonstrated successful trajectory tracking for UAVs.
  • The proposed approach exhibited superior performance compared to conventional PID controllers, especially in the presence of noise.
  • The position controller showed resilience, with minimal impact from altitude errors (2% lower error).

Conclusions:

  • The fuzzy-gain scheduling mechanism offers an effective, simple, and robust solution for UAV attitude and position stabilization.
  • This adaptive control strategy enhances UAV performance in dynamic and uncertain environments.
  • The developed system shows significant potential for improving autonomous UAV flight control.