Predictive control for hypersonic vehicle and visual simulation

The hypersonic vehicle is a strong nonlinear plant with complex aerodynamics characteristics. The predictive method of its aerodynamic characteristics is studied, and a predictive control strategy for trajectory tracking of a hypersonic vehicle is derived in this paper. The predictive controller explicitly accommodates constraints involving both states and control variables. A simulation based on MATLAB/SIMULINK software is completed, and the FlightGear is adopted to achieve the 3D visualization real-time display. Simulations illustrate that the designed controller meets the performance requirements and the constraints of hypersonic vehicle.