journal article·2025-11-18Open access

A Robust Predefined Performance Controller for Reusable Launch Vehicles Under Mismatched Disturbance and Input Saturation

Dongzi Guo, Mingze Wang, Jie Cheng, Yuhao Zhang, Naigang Cui

Applied Sciences· Volume 15· Issue 22

Abstract

This paper addresses the attitude tracking control issue for reusable launch vehicles (RLVs) in the presence of non-matching disturbances and saturation effects. An enhanced predefined performance function (PPF) is derived based on a novel anti-saturation predefined-time compensator (ASPC) to ensure stability during saturation. Additionally, a fixed-time disturb observer (DO) is introduced for estimating both mismatch and matching perturbations within a fixed-time interval. Based on the error transformation, a fixed-time dynamic surface control (DSC) is proposed, ensuring that the transformed system state converges to the residual set at the origin promptly. The simulations demonstrate that the attitude tracking error reliably converges to a predefined region within a predetermined time.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems · Spacecraft Dynamics and Control · Inertial Sensor and Navigation

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Affiliations

School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China

Beijing Institute of Electronic System Engineering, Beijing 100854, China

Shenyang Aircraft Design and Research Institute, Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Ltd., Shenyang 110035, China

Funding

the National Natural Science Foundation of China

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