Implementing Intelligent Control Techniques in State
Feedback and Estimators Control Loop for Aircraft
Pitch Control
Pavithra A C
1
and Archana A V
2
1
Department of ECE, ATME College of, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, India
2
Department of EEE, NIE Institute of Technology, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, India
Email: pavithraac26@gmail.com archana@nieit.ac.in
Abstract—Implementing the better optimized controller for the aircraft pitch control when the
system is corrupted by noises is quite a competitive situation in the current scenario due rapid
increase of aircraft systems in the space. Hence, currently two experiments are proposed for the
aircraft pitch control. In the first experiments noises are not considered, where optimal
switching control techniques are done using Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR). The second
experiment is done when the system is corrupted by noises using Linear Quadratic Gaussian
(LQG) control. Switching control algorithms implemented in this paper are tested for the
longitudinal dynamics of aircraft system using MATLAB/SIMULINK platform.
Index Terms—LQR, LQG, Fuzzy Logic Controller (FLC), PID.
Nomenclature:
γ- Path angle
θ -Pitch angle
α -Angle of attack
Θ -Roll angle
β -Sideslip angle
q -Pitch rate
U
0
- Longitudinal velocity
m- Aircraft mass
δe- Elevator deflection
δr -Rudder deflection
δa- Aileron deflection
I. INTRODUCTION
Presently the aircraft system is operating with huge operating conditions due to highly complex and other
environmental factors. In such a scenario controlling of the aircraft, stabilizing, reducing peak overshoots and
settling time is very highly challenge. Aircraft industry is using Aileron, Rudder & Elevator deflection control
inputs to control the Roll, Yaw and Pitch angles. A detailed literature survey of most recent research work
summarized below is better motivation for the proposed aircraft pitch control system. The side-to-side axis
movement called pitch using the control input elevator, which makes the nose of an aircraft ascend or descend.
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