Hex / coax / tilt-rotor allocation

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High-DoF multirotor with per-actuator allocation inside RHS

Drone dynamics & autonomy

Problem definition

Canonical benchmark implementation

Canonical RHS excerpt from the registered callable used for this benchmark cell. Expand it to verify the state equations; it is not a standalone runnable fixture.

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def _pd_controller(y, sp=None, mass=None):
    """Cascaded PD: pos error → desired attitude → torques. Returns (T, tau_x, tau_y, tau_z).

    BA-2 (2026-04-29): added optional ``mass`` kwarg so the
    factory variants in ``make_rhs_A3`` / ``make_rhs_A7`` can override
    the module-global ``MASS`` for the hover-thrust feed-forward term.
    THRUST_MAX is held at the parent airframe's value (39.24 N) since it
    represents the physical thrust ceiling; airframe-mass perturbations
    in {0.8..1.2} kg stay well within this envelope.
    """
    if sp is None:
        sp = HOVER_SP
    eff_mass = MASS if mass is None else mass
    px, py, pz = y[0], y[1], y[2]
    vx, vy, vz = y[3], y[4], y[5]
    phi, theta, psi = y[6], y[7], y[8]
    p, q, r = y[9], y[10], y[11]

    ax_d = KP_POS * (sp[0] - px) + KD_POS * (sp[3] - vx)
    ay_d = KP_POS * (sp[1] - py) + KD_POS * (sp[4] - vy)
    az_d = KP_POS * (sp[2] - pz) + KD_POS * (sp[5] - vz)

    T_des = eff_mass * (G + az_d)
    phi_des = (1.0 / G) * (ax_d * np.sin(psi) - ay_d * np.cos(psi))
    theta_des = (1.0 / G) * (ax_d * np.cos(psi) + ay_d * np.sin(psi))

    tau_x = KP_ATT * np.arctan2(np.sin(phi_des - phi), np.cos(phi_des - phi)) - KD_ATT * p
    tau_y = KP_ATT * np.arctan2(np.sin(theta_des - theta), np.cos(theta_des - theta)) - KD_ATT * q
    tau_z = KP_YAW * np.arctan2(np.sin(-psi), np.cos(-psi)) - KD_YAW * r

    T_des = np.clip(T_des, 0.0, THRUST_MAX)
    tau_x = np.clip(tau_x, -TORQUE_CLIP, TORQUE_CLIP)
    tau_y = np.clip(tau_y, -TORQUE_CLIP, TORQUE_CLIP)
    tau_z = np.clip(tau_z, -TORQUE_CLIP * 0.25, TORQUE_CLIP * 0.25)
    return T_des, tau_x, tau_y, tau_z

def _body_forces(T, phi, theta, psi):
    """Thrust-to-inertial force components."""
    cp, sp = np.cos(phi), np.sin(phi)
    ct, st = np.cos(theta), np.sin(theta)
    cy, sy = np.cos(psi), np.sin(psi)
    Fx = T * (cy * st * cp + sy * sp)
    Fy = T * (sy * st * cp - cy * sp)
    Fz = T * ct * cp
    return Fx, Fy, Fz

def _euler_kinematics(phi, theta, p, q, r):
    """Euler-angle rates from body rates. Returns (dphi, dtheta, dpsi)."""
    cp, sp = np.cos(phi), np.sin(phi)
    theta_c = np.clip(theta, -1.39, 1.39)
    tan_th = np.tan(theta_c)
    cos_th = np.cos(theta_c)
    sec_th = 1.0 / cos_th if abs(cos_th) > 1e-12 else 1e12 * np.sign(cos_th)
    dphi = p + q * sp * tan_th + r * cp * tan_th
    dtheta = q * cp - r * sp
    dpsi = (q * sp + r * cp) * sec_th
    return dphi, dtheta, dpsi

def _quad12(y, T, tau_x, tau_y, tau_z, mass=None):
    """Core 12-state quadrotor dynamics. Returns d[0:12].

    BA-2 (2026-04-29): added optional ``mass`` kwarg so the
    factory variants can override the module-global ``MASS`` for the
    translational acceleration / drag terms.
    """
    eff_mass = MASS if mass is None else mass
    phi, theta, psi = y[6], y[7], y[8]
    p, q, r = y[9], y[10], y[11]
    Fx, Fy, Fz = _body_forces(T, phi, theta, psi)

    d = np.empty(12)
    d[0] = y[3]; d[1] = y[4]; d[2] = y[5]
    d[3] = (Fx - CD * y[3]) / eff_mass
    d[4] = (Fy - CD * y[4]) / eff_mass
    d[5] = (Fz - CD * y[5]) / eff_mass - G
    d[6], d[7], d[8] = _euler_kinematics(phi, theta, p, q, r)
    d[9] = (tau_x + (IYY - IZZ) * q * r) / IXX
    d[10] = (tau_y + (IZZ - IXX) * p * r) / IYY
    d[11] = (tau_z + (IXX - IYY) * p * q) / IZZ
    return d

def rhs_A3(t, y):
    body = y[:12]
    rotor_speeds = y[12:18]
    tilt_angles = y[18:24]

    T_total = _CT * np.sum(rotor_speeds**2)
    tx_cmd, ty_cmd, tz_cmd = _pd_controller(body)[1:]
    T_cmd = _pd_controller(body)[0]
    d_body = _quad12(body, T_total, tx_cmd, ty_cmd, tz_cmd)

    omega_des = np.sqrt(np.clip(T_cmd / (_N_ROTORS_HEX * _CT), 0, 1e6))
    d_rotors = (_KT * 1.0 - _KB * rotor_speeds) / _TAU_MOTOR
    d_rotors += (omega_des - rotor_speeds) * 50.0  # simple P-servo

    tilt_des = np.zeros(6)
    d_tilt = (tilt_des - tilt_angles) / _TAU_TILT

    return np.concatenate([d_body, d_rotors, d_tilt])
Parameters
  • CD = 0.1
  • G = 9.81
  • HOVER_SP = [0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0]
  • IXX = 0.0082
  • IYY = 0.0082
  • IZZ = 0.0148
  • KD_ATT = 2.5
  • KD_POS = 4
  • KD_YAW = 1.5
  • KP_ATT = 8
  • KP_POS = 6
  • KP_YAW = 4
  • MASS = 1
  • THRUST_MAX = 39.24
  • TORQUE_CLIP = 2
  • _CT = 1e-05
  • _KB = 0.01
  • _KT = 0.012
  • _N_ROTORS_HEX = 6
  • _TAU_MOTOR = 0.02
  • _TAU_TILT = 0.1
  • sp = None
  • mass = None
Initial condition
y(0) = [0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0, …] [shape=(24,), min=0, max=350]
Horizon
t ∈ [0, 60]

Canonical RHS excerpt captured from the same registered callable used for the published benchmark. Frozen closure values are summarized below; helper imports and solver settings are intentionally omitted.

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Default noise: none

Recommendation snapshot

Clean best: CVODE Adams

Noisy best: SolvSRK

Coverage

14 solver arms · clean + 5 noise levels

Ranked on survival, precision, and speed

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Methodology →
Freeze
2026-08-13
libsolvsrk
2.3.0
SciPy
1.14
SUNDIALS
CVODE (bundled backend)

20 seeds/cell default · 14 arms · TRL 4–5 · simulation-lab validated · this page: Hex / coax / tilt-rotor allocation (hex-coax-tilt-rotor-allocation)

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Results matrix

Pick an objective and a noise level to rank all arms on survival, median SCD, median nfev, and median wall time. Medians across seeds.

Objective

Best overall trade-off of survival, precision, and speed.

Noise level

#SolverSurvivalSCDnfevWallScore
1CVODE Adamsexternal
100%
14.537030 ms0.965
2SciPy RadauSciPy
100%
13.988272 ms0.951
3SolvSRK
100%
12.61,48985 ms0.919
4SciPy BDFSciPy
100%
12.344441 ms0.912
5SciPy LSODASciPy
100%
11.51,02457 ms0.893
6CVODE BDFexternal
100%
11.260745 ms0.885
7FBDFexternal
100%
11.13655.18 s0.883
8Vern9external
100%
10.910,2424.90 s0.878
9TRBDF2external
100%
10.56735.36 s0.869
10Vern7external
100%
10.06,2324.57 s0.857
11SciPy DOP853SciPy
100%
9.65,462193 ms0.847
12Tsit5external
100%
8.26,2101.36 s0.815
13SciPy RK45SciPy
100%
8.25,954359 ms0.814
14SciPy RK23SciPy
100%
7.93,932144 ms0.807

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@misc{resonix_evidence_hex_coax_tilt_rotor_allocation_2026,
  title        = {Resonix Evidence Portal: Hex / coax / tilt-rotor allocation},
  author       = {{Resonix Labs (Canada) Inc.}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://resonix.tech/evidence/problems/hex-coax-tilt-rotor-allocation}},
  note         = {Self-reported vendor benchmark; internally generated by Resonix Labs and not independently verified. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD. Freeze 2026-08-13; libsolvsrk 2.3.0; SciPy 1.14.}
}

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TRL 4–5 · simulation-lab validated · 398 problems · 14 solver arms · clean + 5 noise levels

Freeze: 2026-08-13 · scipy 1.14 · libsolvsrk 2.3.0 · Methodology

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