Integrating Adaptive Control Allocation with Simple Adaptive Control for an Aircraft Model under Actuator Loss of Effectiveness

The paper proposes an innovative strategy for adaptive control allocation for redundant actuators in the presence of uncertainties. We introduce a novel reconfiguration control scheme designed for aircraft experiencing actuator loss of effectiveness. The proposed method integrates adaptive control allocation with simple adaptive control (SAC) to effectively manage and compensate for the uncertainties and variations in the actuator’s effect. In aircraft, adaptive control allocation is a technique that dynamically distributes control commands to control surfaces to achieve optimal flight performance, even in the event of an actuator fault. As a redundant system, the research civil aircraft model (RCAM) presents simulation results illustrating the effectiveness of the proposed method.