Robust trajectory tracking control of a quadrotor UAV

Abstract

In this paper, we present two control strategies of a quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The dynamics of the system is controlled to achieve a complex trajectory tracking. A controller using the integral backstepping is developed for the stabilization of the six degrees of freedom (6DoF) of the system. Furthermore, we propose a hybrid strategy by combining the integral backstepping and the PID linear controller. For this, we divide the dynamic system into two subsystems; each one with 3DoF. For the stabilization of the rotational dynamics, the PID controller is proposed. The Integral Backstepping is applied for the longitudinal, lateral and vertical position stabilization. Finally, some numerical simulations are conducted to illustrate the robustness of both strategies.