소형 무인기 탑재를 위한 EKF 및 이중 루프 PID 기반의 고정밀 3축 짐벌 시스템 개발
Development of a High-Precision 3-Axis Gimbal System for Small UAVs Based on EKF and Cascade PID Control
This paper presents the design and implementation of a miniaturized, high-precision 3-axis gimbal system for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to ensure stable image acquisition under high-frequency vibrations and rapid attitude changes. To overcome the Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) constraints of small UAVs, a lightweight mechanical structure driven by Brushless DC (BLDC) motors was developed. A quaternion-based kinematic model was applied to prevent gimbal lock and improve computational efficiency. For accurate attitude estimation, an Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) was designed to fuse data from a low-cost MEMS Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), effectively compensating for gyro drift and high-frequency noise. Furthermore, a cascade Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) control strategy, consisting of an inner velocity loop and an outer position loop, was implemented to rapidly reject external disturbances. A physical hardware testbed was constructed to evaluate the proposed system. Experimental results demonstrate that the developed gimbal system significantly attenuates external vibrations and precisely tracks target angles, validating its suitability for real-time monitoring and inspection missions using small UAVs.
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Abstract 1. 서론 2. 짐벌 시스템 모델링 2.1 기구학적 분석 2.2 구동기 동역학 3. 짐벌 제어 로직 설계 3.1 확장 칼만 필터(EKF) 기반 자세 추정 3.2 이중 루프 PID 제어기 설계 4. 짐벌 실험 및 검증 4.1 테스트베드 구축 5. 결론 후기 References