Robust model-free control applied to a quadrotor UAV

YA Younes, A Drak, H Noura, A Rabhi… - Journal of Intelligent & …, 2016 - Springer
The objective of this paper is to deal with a new technique based on Model-Free Control
(MFC). The concept of this controller is to use a basic controller along with an ultra-local …

Experimental comparison of classical pid and model-free control: position control of a shape memory alloy active spring

PA Gédouin, E Delaleau, JM Bourgeot, C Join… - Control Engineering …, 2011 - Elsevier
Shape memory alloys (SMA) are being more frequently integrated into engineering
applications. These materials with their shape memory effect enable the simplification of …

Model-free control of dc/dc converters

L Michel, C Join, M Fliess, P Sicard… - 2010 IEEE 12th …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A new “model-free” control methodology is applied for the first time to power converters, and
in particular to a buck converter, and to a Ćuk converter. We evaluate its performances …

A mathematical explanation via “intelligent” PID controllers of the strange ubiquity of PIDs

B d'Andréa-Novel, M Fliess, C Join… - … on Control and …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ubiquity of PID controllers in the industry has remained mysterious until now. We
provide here a mathematical explanation of this strange phenomenon by comparing their …

Model-free control of a quadrotor vehicle

Y Al Younes, A Drak, H Noura, A Rabhi… - … on unmanned aircraft …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, the Model-Free Control (MFC) is used and tested on a Multi-Input-Multi-Output
(MIMO) nonlinear system, which is a quadrotor vehicle. The system is decomposed into …

Intelligent proportional–integral–derivative control-based modulating functions for laser beam pointing and stabilization

I N'Doye, S Asiri, A Aloufi, AA Al-Awan… - … on Control Systems …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper studies the problem of high-precision positioning of laser beams using an
intelligent proportional-integral-derivative (i-PID) controller. The control problem addressed …

A dual model-free control of underactuated mechanical systems, application to the inertia wheel inverted pendulum

S Andary, A Chemori, M Benoit… - 2012 American Control …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper deals with a new method allowing recent model-free control technique to deal
with underactuated mechanical systems for stable limit cycles generation. A model-free …

Dual-loop robust attitude control for an aerodynamic system with unknown dynamic model: Algorithm and experimental validation

ZC Qin, Y Xin, JQ Sun - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes two kinds of dual-loop nonlinear robust control strategies that are
implemented on an open-loop unstable two-degree-of-freedom (2-DOF) helicopter system …

A fast identification algorithm for systems with delayed inputs

KI Taarit, L Belkoura, M Ksouri… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
A fast identification algorithm is proposed for systems with delayed inputs. It is based on a
non-asymptotic distributional estimation technique initiated in the framework of systems …

[PDF][PDF] Nonlinear integral backstepping─ model-free control applied to a quadrotor system

Y Al Younes, A Drak, H Noura, A Rabhi… - Proc. Int. Conf. Intell …, 2014 - researchgate.net
This paper proposes an integrated structure between the Nonlinear Integral-Backstepping
technique (NIB) and the Model-Free Control (MFC) to control the Qball-X4 quadrotor system …