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Trajectory Tracking Control Design for Autonomous Helicopters with Guaranteed Error Bounds

arXiv:2603.08045v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: This paper presents a systematic framework for computing formally guaranteed trajectory tracking error bounds for autonomous helicopters based on Robust Positive Invariant (RPI) sets. The approach establishes a closed-loop translational error dynamics which is cast into polytopic linear parameter-varying form with bounded additive and state-dependent disturbances. Ellipsoidal RPI sets are computed, yielding explicit position error bounds

Published September 14, 2026 · Category: Robotics

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arXiv:2603.08045v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: This paper presents a systematic framework for computing formally guaranteed trajectory tracking error bounds for autonomous helicopters based on Robust Positive Invariant (RPI) sets. The approach establishes a closed-loop translational error dynamics which is cast into polytopic linear parameter-varying form with bounded additive and state-dependent disturbances. Ellipsoidal RPI sets are computed, yielding explicit position error bounds suitable as certified buffer zones in upper-level trajectory planning. Three controller architectures are compared with respect to the conservatism of their error bounds and tracking performance. Simulation results on a nonlinear helicopter model demonstrate that all architectures satisfy the derived bounds, while highlighting trade-offs between performance and the conservatism of the computed invariant set.

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Originally published at arxiv.org.

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