Optimal application of theory in control of unmanned air-craft system - Quadrotor

Abstract Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), particularly Drone-Quadrotors, have gained immense popularity and attracted significant attention. Stability control development and research have emerged as prominent areas of interest among researchers. This study focuses on the design of a controller for a series of quadrotor UAVs with the goal of achieving optimal control while ensuring stability and reaching the desired setpoint. Additionally, our investigation reveals that for miniature UAVs, the internal force acting on the quadrotor is comparatively negligible when compared to the force generated by the control signal. As a result, the non-holonomic nature of the system can be disregarded in the kinetic model of the miniature UAV, while still maintaining satisfactory kinetic performance with the designed controller. The research findings are simulated, compared, and presented using Matlab/Simulink, demonstrating the high efficiency and reliability of the proposed controller.