We propose a method of controlling an actuator system comprising a plurality of k actuators (3), preferably for controlling a multiactuator aerial vehicle (1), wherein said actuators (3) are preferably devised as individual propulsion units of the multiactuator aerial vehicle (1), wherein each of said actuators (3), during operation, receives a control input ui, wherein index i denotes a particular actuator (3), which control input ui is determined depending on a weight matrix W comprising a weighting factor wi for each actuator (3) and depending on at least a physical maximum control limit uimax for each of the actuators (3), wherein said weighting factors wi and/or physical maximum control limit uimax are actively changed during operation of the actuator system if a first comparison, for at least some of the actuators (3), of said control input ui or a function f(ui) thereof with a set first threshold value yields that said control input ui or said function f(ui) thereof exceeds said set first threshold value, said first comparison being repeated over time during operation of the actuator system, preferably at regular time intervals; and wherein a new control input ui is determined from the adjusted weighting factor wi and/or the adjusted physical maximum control limit uimax and applied to the actuators (3).


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    Title :

    METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN ACTUATOR SYSTEM AND AIRCRAFT USING SAID METHOD


    Additional title:

    VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG EINES AKTUATORSYSTEMS UND FLUGZEUG MIT DIESEM VERFAHREN
    PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE D'UN SYSTÈME D'ACTIONNEUR ET AÉRONEF UTILISANT LEDIT PROCÉDÉ


    Contributors:
    ZWIENER JAN (author) / YÜKSEL BURAK (author)

    Publication date :

    2021-03-17


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / G05B Steuer- oder Regelsysteme allgemein , CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL



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