Trajectory tracking based on time-varying sliding mode controller for hypersonic vehicle with aileron stuck

This paper presents nonlinear robust trajectory tracking strategies for the hypersonic vehicle whose ailerons are stuck at an unknown angular position. Firstly, a time-varying sliding mode control strategy for general second-order systems is introduced, and the chattering of sliding mode controller is alleviated. Secondly, the dynamics of hypersonic vehicle are transformed into two second-order systems. Then, the corresponding guidance law and attitude controller are designed using time-varying sliding mode controller. By the proposed strategies, the hypersonic vehicle can fly along the reference trajectory. Finally, the proposed strategies are applied to a hypersonic platform to verify its validity.