06.1 - Flight Dynamics and Control (Control & Modelling)
SELF-DRIVING AND MODEL-BASED EXTREMUM SEEKING CONTROL IN TIGHT FORMATION FLIGHT FOR FUEL SAVING
D.B. Rossato, Faculdade de Tecnologia SENAI, Brazil; K.H. Kienitz, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil
Advances in Extremum Seeking Control are reviewed, with emphasis on the self-driving and model-based approach and highlighting Economic Model Predictive Control. Application to tight formation flight for fuel saving is discussed and convergence performance analysis is exemplified for a follower flying in the vortex of a leading aircraft.