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{{HTDB paper
| authors = William B. Dunbar, Mark B. Milam, Ryan Franz and Richard M. Murray
| title = Model Predictive Control of a Thurst-Vectored Flight Control Experiment
| source = 2002 IFAC World Congress
| year = 2001
| type = Conference Paper
| funding = DARPA SEC
| url = http://www.cds.caltech.edu/~murray/preprints/dmfm02-ifac.pdf
| abstract = 
Model predictive control (MPC) is applied to the Caltech ducted fan, a
thrust-vectored flight experiment. A real-time trajectory generation software based
on spline theory and sequential quadratic programming is used to implement the
MPC controllers. Timing issues related to the computation and implementation of
repeatedly updated optimal trajectories are discussed. Results show computational
speeds greater than 10 Hz, 2.5 times that of the actuator dynamics. The MPC
controllers successfully stabilize a step disturbance applied to the ducted fan and
compare favorably to LQR methods.
| flags = 
| filetype = PDF, 6 pages
| filesize = 273K
| tag = dmfm02-ifac
| id = 2001h
}}