Analysis and Control of a Non-linear Flight Vehicle

dc.contributor.advisorMarkenscoff, Pauline
dc.contributor.committeeMemberProvence, Robert S.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberChen, Yuhua
dc.creatorDam, Duy K.
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-03T19:53:16Z
dc.date.available2020-01-03T19:53:16Z
dc.date.createdDecember 2014
dc.date.issued2014-12
dc.date.submittedDecember 2014
dc.date.updated2020-01-03T19:53:17Z
dc.description.abstractUnmanned flight vehicles have received considerable attention from researchers in multiple areas. They can be used as a research platform to evaluate new concepts in different fields including control theory, real-time system, robotics, and navigation. One of the most typical designs for unmanned flight vehicle is Quadcopter. Although quadcopters are mechanically simple, controlling them is a challenging task because the system is highly non-linear and unstable. In this thesis, the mathematical model of a basic quadcopter is presented. Full State Feedback control method and PID control method are proposed and applied to the quadcopter model. In order to verify the effectiveness of the designed controller, a simulation is also provided. The results show that both controllers can be both effective with a good set of initial parameters.
dc.description.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineering, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/5671
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectAnalysis
dc.subjectControls
dc.subjectQuadcopter
dc.subjectFlight vehicles
dc.titleAnalysis and Control of a Non-linear Flight Vehicle
dc.type.dcmiText
dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCullen College of Engineering
thesis.degree.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineering, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer and Systems Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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