Reliable and robust H∞ flight controller design for bank-angle tracking maneuver of a jet transport aircraft

This paper studies the reliable and robust H_∞ (RRH_∞) flight controller design, based on the iterative linear matrix inequality (ILMI) approach, for a bank-angle tracking maneuver of a jet transport aircraft. While meeting certain robustness properties, the RRH_∞ flight controller explicitly considers a reliability property which tolerates the loss of actuator effectiveness. The RRH_∞ flight controller also seeks to optimize the nominal performance of the resultant closed-loop system. Simulation results demonstrate good performance using the RRH_∞ flight controller scheme