Fixed-Time Sliding Mode Control for a Reusable Launch Vehicle in Attitude Adjustment Phase Including Actuator Dynamics

Yan Xiang, Jie Guo*, Shengjing Tang

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

For the attitude control problem of VTVL RLV in the attitude adjustment phase, a novel fixed-time non-singular fast terminal sliding mode controller is proposed. First, the attitude model is established using quaternions to prevent the singularity phenomenon. Combined with the properties of quaternions, a fixed-time nonsingular fast terminal sliding mode surface is designed, which has fast convergence performances. Meanwhile, a fixed-time disturbance observer (FxTDO) is developed to estimate uncertainties and disturbances. Furthermore, a model predictive control (MPC) method is presented to address the problems of response delay and control signal mutation caused by the dynamics of actuators. Compared to the traditional method, the proposed controller achieves lower overshoots, smaller attitude tracking errors, shorter convergence time and chattering-free performance. Simulation results demonstrate the scheme’s effectiveness and applicability.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 3rd International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS 2023 - Volume 6
EditorsYi Qu, Mancang Gu, Yifeng Niu, Wenxing Fu
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages226-236
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9789819710980
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event3rd International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS 2023 - Nanjing, China
Duration: 9 Sept 202311 Sept 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume1176 LNEE
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityNanjing
Period9/09/2311/09/23

Keywords

  • Attitude tracking control
  • Fixed-time disturbance observer
  • Fixed-time nonsingular fast terminal sliding mode control
  • Model predictive control
  • Reusable launch vehicle

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