Learning quadrotor dynamics using neural network for flight control

S Bansal, AK Akametalu, FJ Jiang… - 2016 IEEE 55th …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Traditional learning approaches proposed for controlling quadrotors or helicopters have
focused on improving performance for specific trajectories by iteratively improving upon a …

Attitude control of quadrotors based on fractional sliding modes: theory and experiments

C Izaguirre‐Espinosa… - IET Control Theory & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Light weight quadrotors are highly manoeuvrable autonomous aerial robots (UAV) that
outperform most UAVs; however, quadrotors are prone to a wide class of aerodynamic …

A challenge-based learning intensive course for competency development in undergraduate engineering students: Case study on UAVs

LC Félix-Herrán, C Izaguirre-Espinosa, V Parra-Vega… - Electronics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Accelerated advances in science and technology drive the need for professionals with
flexible problem-solving abilities towards a collaborative working environment. The …

Robust control of quadrotors based on an uncertainty and disturbance estimator

R Sanz, P Garcia, QC Zhong… - Journal of …, 2016 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In this paper, a robust control strategy is proposed to control the attitude and the altitude of
quadrotors, based on an uncertainty and disturbance estimator (UDE). It is shown that the …

Fractional-order control for robust position/yaw tracking of quadrotors with experiments

C Izaguirre-Espinosa… - … on control systems …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Quadrotors are highly maneuverable lightweight drones, which are prone to aerodynamic
disturbances, vibrations, and uncertainties. These factors stand for a problem that demands …

A fractional nonlinear PI-structure control for robust attitude tracking of quadrotors

F Oliva-Palomo, AJ Muñoz-Vázquez… - … on Aerospace and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A robust attitude quadrotor control based on a novel fractional order PI nonlinear structure is
proposed and experimentally validated. The proportional action depends on a nonlinear …

Integral backstepping control for trajectory and yaw motion tracking of quadrotors

A Poultney, P Gong, H Ashrafiuon - Robotica, 2019 - cambridge.org
This work presents a novel trajectory tracking, hovering, and yaw motion control for
quadrotors subject to unknown modeling uncertainties and disturbances. Nonlinear …

Contact force tracking of quadrotors based on robust attitude control

C Izaguirre-Espinosa, AJ Muñoz-Vázquez… - Control Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Quadrotors are autonomous aerial vehicles widely developed in the last decade due to their
small size, low weight and vertical take off and landing capabilities. Nowadays, some …

Robust consensus-based formation flight for multiple quadrotors

EG Rojo-Rodriguez, O Garcia, EJ Ollervides… - Journal of Intelligent & …, 2019 - Springer
In this paper, the robust consensus of the multiple quadrotors for formation flight is proposed
as a solution for the multi-agent system (MAS) problem. The Newton-Euler formulation is …

Fractional attitude-reactive control for robust quadrotor position stabilization without resolving underactuation

C Izaguirre-Espinosa, AJ Muñoz-Vázquez… - Control Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Quadrotors are Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), whose nonlinearities,
uncertainties, and unavoidable aerodynamic disturbances stand for a difficult control …