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  • Robotics and Control Systems
  • Artificial Intelligence in Aerospace
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Dynamics

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  • Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control systems face challenges with robustness and model uncertainty, especially under complex disturbances.
  • Existing control methods often struggle with dynamic mismatches and unmodeled external factors, limiting performance in unstructured environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a hybrid control architecture for UAVs that enhances robustness and compensates for model uncertainties under complex disturbances.
  • To improve the adaptability and control accuracy of UAV dynamic systems in the presence of unstructured disturbances and model mismatches.

Main Methods:

  • A hybrid control architecture combining deep fusion Model Predictive Control (MPC) with an adaptive Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller utilizing a Transformer attention mechanism.
  • Integration of an H∞ robust optimization criterion within the MPC for enhanced disturbance rejection and an online adaptive PID gain tuning via attention neural networks.
  • Implementation of a sliding mode disturbance observer for explicit estimation of external disturbances and model uncertainties, with feedforward compensation to the adaptive PID controller.

Main Results:

  • The proposed MPC-PID hybrid control method demonstrated a steady-state tracking error within 5% during path-following tasks in simulations and real-world datasets.
  • Achieved a significant improvement in steady-state robustness by approximately 17% compared to traditional MPC-PID methods.
  • Reduced system adjustment time by 21.6%, from 3.15s to 2.47s, showcasing superior convergence and anti-interference capabilities.

Conclusions:

  • The developed hybrid control approach significantly enhances the robustness, adaptability, and control accuracy of UAV systems.
  • The integration of attention mechanisms and disturbance observers provides effective compensation for model uncertainties and external disturbances.
  • This advanced control strategy is well-suited for intelligent control demands in complex UAV flight missions.