Adaptive Wing Morphing Strategy and Flight Control Method of a Morphing Aircraft Based on Reinforcement Learning
Authors:
- Binbin YanBYBinbin Yan
- Yong LiYLYong Li
- Pei DaiPDPei Dai
- Muzeng XingMXMuzeng Xing
Open Access
- 1 August 2019
- journal article
- Published by EDP Sciences in Xibei Gongye Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Vol. 37 (4) , 656-663
Abstract
The morphing aircraft can change different wing shapes or geometries to achieve the optimal flight performance according to various mission scenarios. In this paper, DATCOM is used to calculate aerodynamic parameters based on Firebee UAV morphing aircraft with different wing configurations and analyze aerodynamic characteristics. A novel adaptive wing morphing strategy for morphing aircraft based on reinforcement learning method is proposed. This method can highly meet the demand of keeping optimal performance in multiple flight conditions, and the adaptive wing morphing strategy, three-loop normal load altitude controller and sliding mode velocity controller can together make sure stability of morphing aircraft during morphing process with good tracking performance.Keywords
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