WeA05 - Control Barrier Functions for Flight-Critical Systems in Aerospace Applications

We present a tutorial focused on the applications of control barrier functions (CBFs) to flight-critical aerospace systems. This tutorial is motivated by the need for mathematically justified approaches to state and input limiting on various aerospace systems, much of which is currently accomplished using heuristic techniques. Here, we illustrate how CBFs -- originally motivated by applications in robotics -- provide a natural framework for constrained control of aerospace systems. Our tutorial encompasses both the theoretical foundations of CBFs as well as real-world case studies of CBFs applied in the aerospace domain. The target audience of this tutorial includes applied researchers and practitioners working in aerospace controls, as well as theoretical researchers interested in applying CBF techniques to relevant aerospace applications.

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