Optimizing TRMS stability: a multi-objective genetic algorithm approach to PID controller design


Celebi B., BİLGİÇ B.

ENGINEERING COMPUTATIONS, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1108/ec-06-2024-0476
  • Dergi Adı: ENGINEERING COMPUTATIONS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ABI/INFORM, Aerospace Database, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, INSPEC, Metadex, zbMATH, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

PurposeThis paper aims to enhance the stability and control of twin rotor multi-input multi-output system (TRMS) helicopters by introducing a novel approach that utilizes a multi-objective genetic algorithm (MOGA) for optimizing proportional, integral, derivative (PID) controllers in simultaneous pitch and yaw motions.Design/methodology/approachThe TRMS, a common prototype for helicopter motion studies, is introduced, and a PID controller is designed for pitch and yaw stabilization. The gains of the PID controller are optimized using a MOGA, a technique not previously proposed for TRMS in the literature.FindingsWhile various controllers have been explored in literature for TRMS stabilization, a MOGA-optimized PID controller for TRMS has not been proposed before. Simultaneous optimization of both pitch and yaw motions using two PID controllers is expected to yield improved robustness.Research limitations/implicationsThe study focuses on simulations, and experimental validation is not conducted. The MOGA is introduced as an optimization technique, and future studies may explore its application in experimental settings.Originality/valueThis study introduces a novel approach by utilizing a MOGA to optimize PID controller gains for TRMS. Simultaneous optimization of pitch and yaw motions aims to enhance robustness, providing a unique contribution to the field of helicopter control.