Performance of minimum energy controllers on tiltrotor aircraft

Purpose - The purpose of this article is to evaluate performance of minimum energy controllers thoroughly on a tiltrotor aircraft. Approach - Minimum energy controllers are designed for tiltrotor aircraft models for helicopter and airplane modes. Performance of minimum energy controllers is evaluated with respect to several criteria. Findings - Minimum energy controllers can be used for tiltrotor aircraft flight control system design. These controllers show satisfactory performance when noise intensities and variance bounds vary. Practical implications - Minimum energy controllers can be implemented for tiltrotor aircraft flight control system design. Originality/value - In this paper, minimum energy controllers are applied for tiltrotor aircraft flight control system design and the performance of minimum energy controllers is evaluated deeply on a complex physical system (i.e. tiltrotor aircraft).