Simple Adaptive Control with Anti-windup Compensator for Aircraft Attitude Control

In this paper, the simple adaptive control (SAC) with the anti-windup compensator (SAC-AW) is proposed for the attitude tracking of aircraft when actuator fault and saturation happen. First, the aircraft attitude model with actuator saturation is established. Then the SAC-AW is designed to handle the actuator fault and saturation in aircraft attitude control system. Meanwhile, the closed loop system stability is proved by utilizing Lyapunov's direct method. Simulation results verify the effectiveness of the presented method for aircraft attitude control in the presence of the actuator fault and saturation.