Nonlinear Control of Robots and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles : An Integrated Approach

Nonlinear Control of Robots and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: An Integrated Approach presents control and regulation methods that rely upon feedback linearization techniques. Both robot manipulators and UAVs employ operating regimes with large magnitudes of state and control variables, making such an approach vital for their control systems design. Numerous application examples are included to facilitate the art of nonlinear control system design, for both robotic systems and UAVs, in a single unified framework. MATLAB® and Simulink® are integrated to demonstrate the importance of computational methods and systems simulation in this process.

provides a step-by step-approach to designing control systems for robot manipulators and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Integration of sophisticated control technology is vital to the design of new emerging mobile vehicles, such as personal air vehicles (PAVs) and the next generation of UAVs. Similar technologies are used in robotic manipulators, such as the PUMA range now used in automated manufacturing systems. This book shows the similarities within unmanned aerial vehicle and robotic system design, and will serve as a vital resource in the design of new products and systems.