Modeling and control of UAV quadrotor

Abstract

Since the advances in technologies and the ability to manufacture miniature sensors and controllers using the Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technologies, there have been a lot of advances in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) area. A lot of the research conducted focused on the quadrotor due to its previously mentioned advantages of easier manufacturing, compactness and maneuverability among others. a detailed description of the dynamic modelling of the Quadrotor is presented. Various control strategies like the Proportional Derivative Control, the Sliding Mode Control and the Backstepping Control methods have been elucidated and implemented in MATLAB and SIMULINK. Simulations have been carried out and the results have been presented