This paper reviews the vast literature on static output feedback design for linear time-
invariant systems including classical results and recent developments. In particular, we …

This article presents the structured H∞ design and validation of two types of flight controller
architectures: a passive fault-tolerant controller for the longitudinal motion and an active …

Control architecture sizing is a main challenge of blended-wing–body design. This aircraft
configuration typically features redundant elevons located at the trailing edge of the wing …

A wing-docked multibody aircraft is a novel configuration being explored as a balanced
solution between efficiency and structural resilience for very long-endurance aviation. The …

Control of a flexible launcher during the atmospheric flight phase is a highly challenging
control problem involving multiple and concurrent design requirements: stability …

IN SPITE of recent advances in control system theory, gain-scheduling techniques remain a
viable approach for the control of a great variety of nonlinear systems [1, 2] and are widely …

The problem of designing the longitudinal flight controller for a quad-tilt-wing unmanned
aerial vehicle to achieve robust performance under constraints on the controller structure is …

We first give a brief review of classical Gain-Scheduled (GS) controllers with our design
example of Stability/Control Augmentation System (S/CAS) for Quad-Tilt-Wing UAV …

In the theory of systems and control, a system is often thought of as a “box” which takes a
control input and produces an output in response (Figure 1.1). This mapping between inputs …

The phenomena of aeroelasticity, introduced by the interaction between the structural,
inertial, and aerodynamic forces [1], can dramatically degrade the performance of an aircraft …