Undergraduate Capstone · PES University
Flight Control for Air-Breathing Hypersonic Vehicle
A nonlinear UDE control strategy for a hypersonic vehicle model, achieving max 2% control error. Manuscript accepted to AIAA SciTech 2024.
Period
Jul 2022 – Apr 2023
Tags
Control Systems · MATLAB · UDE · Research
Highlights
- 01Uncertainty and Disturbance Estimation (UDE) control for a nonlinear model
- 02Maximum control error of 2% under modeled disturbances
- 03Manuscript accepted to AIAA SciTech 2024 (withdrawn before presentation)
Write-up
The capstone investigated UDE as a practical alternative for robust control for air-breathing hypersonic dynamics, where modeling uncertainty dominates. The controller was validated in MATLAB with stability margins documented across the operating envelope.
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