Reliable H2 static output-feedback tracking control against aircraft wing/control surface impairment

This paper presents a novel reliable tracking control approach for an aircraft system with wing/control surface impairment faults. The approach is based on multiobjective optimization via affine parameter-dependent Lyapunov functions and an iterative Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMIs) algorithm. The solutions of an initial stabilizing controller used by the iterative algorithm are further studied. The application to an aircraft similar to F-16 with control surface impairment in the horizontal stabilisators illustrates the effectiveness of the proposed approach.