Fault tolerant control for near space vehicle: A survey and some new results

Abstract

A review on fault-tolerant control (FTC) for near space vehicle (NSV) is presented. First, the concept of near space is introduced, the background of NSV is emphasized, and the model characteristics of NSV in faulty case are investigated. Then, a comparison of different existing approaches is briefly carried out, and achievements on the current research in this field are also presented in the view of the practical application. Furthermore, several existing advanced FTC results for nonlinear flight control systems are given. Finally, the recent literature of NSV are presented to provide an overall view of future developments in this area.