Modeling and consensus of flexible wings with bending deformation and torsion deformation based on partial differential equation model

Modeling and consensus control of flexible wings with bending deformation and torsion deformation are studied in this paper. Due to the physical properties of flexible materials, vibration suppression of the flexible wings is also considered in addition to consensus control. Different from most of the published work of multi-agent control theory, the agent system studied in this paper is a distributed parameter system. Considering the mutual coupling of the wing's bending deformation, torsion deformation and the rotation angle of the root joint, the dynamics model of each agent can be expressed by a set of partial differential equations (PDEs) and ordinary differential equations (ODEs). Boundary control algorithms are designed to achieve control objectives. It is proved that the states of all agents are consistent and the closed-loop system is asymptotically stable. Finally, numerical simulation is carried out to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.

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This paper studies the modeling and consensus control of flexible wings with bending and torsion deformation, considering the vibration suppression as well. Unlike most existing multi-agent control theories, the agent system in this study is a distributed parameter system. By considering the mutual coupling between the wing's deformation and rotation angle, the dynamics model of each agent is expressed using sets of partial differential equations (PDEs) and ordinary differential equations (ODEs). Boundary control algorithms are designed to achieve control objectives, and it is proven that the closed-loop system is asymptotically stable. Numerical simulation is conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.