International Journal of Control, Vol.85, No.12, 1876-1885, 2012
Nonlinear H-infinity control of a Quadrotor (UAV), using high order sliding mode disturbance estimator
A nonlinear H-infinity output feedback controller is proposed and coupled to a high-order sliding mode estimator to regulate an UAV in the presence of the unmatched perturbations. The plant to be controlled is a Quadrotor helicopter described by nonlinear dynamics with plant uncertainties due to the variations of inertia moments and payload operation. A robust state estimation is considered under model uncertainties as well as external/measurement disturbances. Performance issues of the controller are illustrated in a simulation study made for an UAV prototype.