Development of Relative Degree-Based Aerospace Sliding Mode Control MATLAB Toolbox With Case Studies

Sai Susheel Praneeth Kode, Yuri Shtessel, Arie Levant, J. Rakoczy, M. Hannan, J. Orr

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Abstract

Sliding mode control and observation techniques are widely used in aerospace applications, including aircraft, UAVs, launch vehicles (LVs), missile interceptors, and hypersonic missiles. This work is dedicated to creating an MATLAB-based sliding mode controller design and simulation software toolbox that aims to support aerospace vehicle applications. An architecture of the aerospace sliding mode control toolbox (SMC Aero) using the relative degree approach is proposed. The SMC Aero libraries include first-order sliding mode control, second-order sliding mode control, and higher order sliding mode control (either fixed gain or adaptive), as well as higher order sliding mode differentiators. The efficacy of the SMC Aero toolbox is confirmed in two case studies: 1) controlling and 2) simulating resource prospector lander soft landing on the Moon and LV attitude control in ascent mode.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)72-96
Number of pages25
JournalIEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine
Volume39
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024

Keywords

  • Aerospace sliding mode control toolbox
  • launch vehicle
  • relative degree
  • resource prospector lander

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Space and Planetary Science
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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