TITLE:
A Review of Control Algorithms for Autonomous Quadrotors
AUTHORS:
Andrew Zulu, Samuel John
KEYWORDS:
Control, Algorithms, Quadrotors, Intelligent Control, Optimal Control, Robust Control, Adaptive Control, Linear Control, Nonlinear Control
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Applied Sciences,
Vol.4 No.14,
December
24,
2014
ABSTRACT: The quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle is a great platform for control systems research as its nonlinear nature and under-actuated configuration make it ideal to synthesize and analyze control algorithms. After a brief explanation of the system, several algorithms have been analyzed including their advantages and disadvantages: PID, Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR), Sliding mode, Backstepping, Feedback linearization, Adaptive, Robust, Optimal, L1, H∞, Fuzzy logic and Artificial neutral networks. The conclusion of this work is a proposal of hybrid systems to be considered as they combine advantages from more than one control philosophy.