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This chapter describes the design of a control allocation module with explicit laws for fast operation and low computational load, such that this algorithm can run in a small processor or microcontroller with limited floating-point operation capability. The control allocation method is capable of compensating for actuator faults. Given the appropriate fault detection system, there is no need to redesign the controller when such faults occur, since the control allocator compensates for the fault. The allocation method is also designed to be reconfigurable based on the results obtained from the EMMAE-FDI system presented in Chap. 4. Finally, this chapter terminates with a comparison, which shows that this method yields satisfactory results, provides optimal solutions in some cases, and is simpler and faster than conventional methods.
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(2009). Control Allocation. In: Fault-tolerant Flight Control and Guidance Systems. Advances in Industrial Control. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-561-1_5
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