Fuzzy Model-based Control of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with Parafoil Type Wing

Abstract

This paper presents fuzzy model-based control of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a parafoil type wing. Two fuzzy models (the longitudinal and lateral motions) with uncertainties are constructed by assuming aero-dynamics uncertainties of a parafoil type wing. The longitudinal and lateral controllers are designed via a set of typical robust LMI design conditions. The experimental results including automatic landing show the effectiveness of the fuzzy model-based control design framework for the UAV.