Adaptive Linear Parameter Varying Control Synthesis for Actuator Failure

A robust linear parameter varying (LPV) control synthesis is carried out for a Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology (HiMAT) vehicle subject to loss of control effectiveness. The scheduling parameter is selected to be a function of the estimates of the control effectiveness factors. The estimates are provided online by a two-stage adaptive Kalman filter estimator. The inherent conservatism of the LPV design is reduced through the use of a scaling factor on the uncertainty block that represents the estimation errors of the effectiveness factors. Simulations of the controlled system with the online estimator show that a superior fault tolerance can be achieved.