Differential geometry based active fault tolerant control for aircraft

This work shows how to use a differential geometry tool to design a novel nonlinear active fault tolerant flight control system for aircraft. The proposed control scheme consists of two main subsystems: a controller, which is designed for the nominal plant, and a fault detection and diagnosis module...

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Published in:Control engineering practice 2014-11, Vol.32, p.227-235
Main Authors: Castaldi, P., Mimmo, N., Simani, S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Active control
Active fault tolerant control
Aircraft
Aircraft subsystems
Differential geometry
Disturbance decoupling
Fault diagnosis
Fault tolerance
Fault tolerant
Faults
Non-linear geometric approach
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Summary:This work shows how to use a differential geometry tool to design a novel nonlinear active fault tolerant flight control system for aircraft. The proposed control scheme consists of two main subsystems: a controller, which is designed for the nominal plant, and a fault detection and diagnosis module, which provides fault estimation. A further feedback loop exploits the fault estimation to accommodate faults affecting the system. The estimate convergence and the stability of the active fault tolerant flight controller are theoretically proved. Finally, high fidelity simulations show the effectiveness of the scheme. •Extension of nonlinear geometric approach to active fault tolerant control system.•Proofs of convergence of fault estimation for active fault tolerant control system.•New results in estimation of actuators fault decoupled from wind gusts.•New nominal controller design procedure with assured stability properties.•Proof of stability of active fault tolerant control system.
ISSN:0967-0661
1873-6939
DOI:10.1016/j.conengprac.2013.12.011