Robust tracking navigation of aerial in longitudinal plane

Abstract

In this paper, we address the problem of trajectory tracking in the longitudinal plane an unmanned aerial vehicle of blimp type with robust controller. In this plane, the dynamic behavior of the airship is quite complex. The problem of the tracking of the blimp's trimmed flight is described by a Linear Parameter Varying system (LPV). In this case, we use a LPV control by state output feedback to solve this problem. The approach used is based on finding a parameter dependent Lyapunov functions which ensures the robust stability of the LPV system. The theoretical results are tested by simulation in MATLAB which use the LMI control toolbox.