RIME-Optimized Real-Time Control of Quanser \(^{\textcircled {R}}\) AERO Using FOPID Scheme

This paper introduces an approach that uses the RIME optimization algorithm to fine-tune a Fractional-Order Proportional-Integral-Derivative (FOPID) controller. The goal is to enhance the performance of the Quanser \(^{\textcircled {R}}\) AERO \(\circledR \) platform in its half-quad rotor configuration. The Quanser \(^{\textcircled {R}}\) AERO is a reconfigurable twin-rotor, highly coupled nonlinear aerodynamical system, which offers several challenges in control system design to obtain its satisfactory performance. FOPID controller offers an enhanced level of flexibility in tuning parameters as compared to traditional PID controller, thus providing a precise control action to achieve real-time control of Quanser \(^{\textcircled {R}}\) AERO. However, enhanced performance comes at the cost of precise tuning of the FOPID controller. Therefore, the recently claimed RIME optimizer is utilized to obtain the best design parameters for the FOPID controller. The possibility of the RIME optimization algorithm as a significant controller tuning method is also investigated in this paper. The efficacy of the RIME optimizer is validated by convergence analysis in comparison to cutting-edge optimizers such as Multi-Verse Optimizer (MVO), Moth Flame Optimization (MFO), and Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA). Extensive experimental investigation demonstrates that RIME-FOPID controller delivers outstanding performance on Quanser \(^{\textcircled {R}}\) AERO platform as compared to Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) controller with a notable 17.86% improvement.