Fast Active Fault-Tolerant Control for a Quadrotor UAV Against Multiple Actuator Faults

Abstract

This paper proposes a fast adaptive fault estimator-based active fault-tolerant control strategy for a quadrotor UAV against multiple actuator faults. A fast adaptive fault estimation algorithm is designed to estimate the unknown actuator fault parameters. By synthesizing the fast adaptive fault estimator with the embedded control law, an active fault-tolerant control mechanism is established to compensate the adverse effects of multiple actuator faults. The effectiveness of the proposed strategy is validated through both numerical simulations and experimental tests.