Model Predictive Control in Hardware in the Loop Simulation for the OnBoard Attitude Determination Control System

Abstrak

Rocket flight tests invariably serve a purpose, one of which involves area monitoring or aerial photography. Consequently, the rocket necessitates the installation of a camera that remains consistently oriented toward the Earth's surface throughout its trajectory. Thus, ensuring the rocket's stability and preventing any rotation becomes imperative. To achieve this, the Onboard Attitude Determination Control System (OADCS) was researched and developed, fully controlled by NI myRIO with Labview as the programming language, ensures the rocket's attitude control and maintains a rolling angle of 0 degrees during flight. The MyRIO oversees the retrieval of attitude and position data from the X-Plane flight simulator, offering feedback through actuator control. The development of the OADCS proceeded incrementally through stages utilizing the Software in the Loop Simulation (SILS) and Hardware in the Loop Simulation (HILS) techniques, to ensure the verification of the system's functionality before its application to the rocket for real flight testing. In the OADCS control scheme, Model Predictive Control (MPC) is chosen, and it is compared with a PID controller to serve as a benchmark for processing speed. Because the rocket's flight time is short and its speeds of up to Mach 4. The simulation results indicate that MPC can halt the rocket's rotation 12 times more rapidly than PID control. Additionally, the MPC's ability to maintain a zero-degree rotation can persist throughout the rocket's flight time. Employing SILS and HILS enhances the OADCS rocket development process by incorporating MPC, which holds promise for application in real rockets.

Kata kunci

• Hardware in the Loop Simulation
• Model Predictive Control
• OnBoard Attitude Determination Control System.