MIMO Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control for Three-Axis Inertially Stabilized Platform

In this paper, a MIMO (Multi-Input Multi-Output) fuzzy sliding mode control method is proposed for a three-axis inertially stabilized platform. This method is based on the MIMO coupling model of the three-axis inertially stabilized platform in which the dynamic coupling among the three frames, namely the azimuth frame, the pitch frame and the roll frame, is fully considered. Firstly, the dynamic equation of the three-axis inertially stabilized platform is analyzed and its linearized model is obtained. After this, the controller is designed based on the model, during which fuzzy logic is introduced to deal with the frame coupling and the adaptive fuzzy coupling compensation factor is designed to be part of the algorithm. A complete proof of the stability and convergence is also provided in this paper. Finally, the performance of the platform with a MIMO fuzzy sliding mode controller and PI controller is analyzed. The simulation results show that the proposed scheme can guarantee tracking accuracy and effectively suppress the coupling interference between the three frames.