Entropy fuzzy system identification for the heave flight dynamics of a model-scale helicopter

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2020

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Santoso, F.
Garratt, M.A.
Anavatti, S.G.
Hasanein, O.
Stenhouse, T.

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IEEE/ASME transactions on mechatronics, 2020; 25(5):2330-2341

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This paper studies non-linear system identification of a small scale and flybar-free unmanned helicopter, the Trex450 chopper, built using commercial off-the-shelf components. We employ the real-time input-output data, obtained from human-controlled flight tests, operating the aircraft under severe ground effects during the vertical flight maneuvers. We highlight the performance of the entropy fuzzy system identification in regards to the performance of several non-linear system identification techniques (i.e. the Takagi-Sugeno (TS) Fuzzy systems, adaptive neuro-fuzzy identification system (ANFIS), and non-linear ARX (NARX)) as benchmarks. Our research confirms the efficacy of the entropy fuzzy identification technique. Despite being non-linear, the proposed fuzzy model is relatively simple, transparent, and highly accurate in representing the complex behaviors of our unmanned helicopter. Yet another major advantage of the proposed technique is the ability to avoid the overfitting, an essential requirement in modeling, as the system is capable of achieving a delicate balance between accuracy and complexity in the acquired model.

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