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Correction to Euler Lagrange Multirotor Model with Euler Angles Generalized Coordinates

Systems and Control 2023-11-22 v2 Systems and Control Optimization and Control

Abstract

This technical note proves analytically how the exact equivalence of the Newton-Euler and Euler-Lagrange modeling formulations as applied to multirotor UAVs is achieved. This is done by deriving a revised Euler-Lagrange multirotor attitude dynamics model. A review of the published literature reveals that the commonly adopted Euler-Lagrange multirotor dynamics model is equivalent to the Newton-Euler model only when it comes to the position dynamics, but not in the attitude dynamics. Step-by-step derivations and calculations are provided to show how modeling equivalence to the Newton-Euler formulation is proven. The modeling equivalence is then verified by obtaining identical results in numerical simulation studies. Simulation results also illustrate that when using the revised model for feedback linearization, controller stability at high gains is improved.

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@article{arxiv.2310.09306,
  title  = {Correction to Euler Lagrange Multirotor Model with Euler Angles Generalized Coordinates},
  author = {Simone Martini and Kimon P. Valavanis and Margareta Stefanovic and Matthew J. Rutherford and Alessandro Rizzo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.09306},
  year   = {2023}
}

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