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Ionela Prodan

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arXiv2016

Flatness-based nonlinear control strategies for trajectory tracking of quadcopter systems

This paper proposes several nonlinear control strategies for trajectory tracking of a quadcopter system based on the property of differential flatness. Its originality is twofold. Firstly, it provides a flat output for the quadcopter dynamics capable of creating full flat parametrization of the states and inputs. Moreover, B-splines characterizations of the flat output and their properties allow for optimal trajectory generation subject to way-point constraints. Secondly, several control strategies based on computed torque control and feedback linearization are presented and compared. The advantages of flatness within each control strategy are analyzed and detailed through extensive simulation results.

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arXiv2016

Obstacle avoidance via B-spline parameterizations of flat trajectories

This paper considers the collision avoidance problem in a multi-agent multi-obstacle framework. The originality in solving this intensively studied problem resides in the proposed geometrical view combined with differential flatness for trajectory generation and B-splines for the flat output parametrization. Using some important properties of these theoretical tools we show that the constraints can be validated at all times. Exact and sub-optimal constructions of the collision avoidance optimization problem are provided. The results are validated through extensive simulations over standard autonomous aerial vehicle dynamics.

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