The motor commands of a quadcopter drone

Example · High school

Terms

Term	This example	Why
exogenous input	✓	The motor commands are a control input, and so an exogenous input to the motors, because the flight controller chooses them.
control input	✓
disturbance	✗	The motor commands of a quadcopter drone are not a disturbance, because they are chosen, not imposed.
measurement noise	✗	The motor commands of a quadcopter drone are not measurement noise, because they are chosen, not imposed.

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