Cooperative Multi-UAV Target Tracking and Control Using Bearing-Only Measurements

Jiatong Li, Jinwen Hu, Yifei Lei, Zhao Xu

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Abstract

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly vital across various fields. However, accurately obtaining distance information remains challenging for UAVs equipped with a single visual sensor, making it difficult for a single UAV to achieve 3D spatial localization of a target based on a single measurement. This paper presents a two-stage tracking method: Multi-UAV Target Tracking Based Solely on Angle-of-Arrival and Adaptive Multi-UAV Control for Optimized Perception Tasks. The first stage enables effective target tracking, while the second stage improves tracking accuracy by optimizing UAV control dynamics for high-speed moving targets. Simulation results validate the effectiveness of this approach, demonstrating that it can achieve reliable target tracking even in noisy environments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 4th 2024 International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, 4th ICAUS 2024 - Volume VI
EditorsLianqing Liu, Yifeng Niu, Wenxing Fu, Yi Qu
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages648-657
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9789819635757
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025
Event4th International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS 2024 - Shenyang, China
Duration: 19 Sep 202421 Sep 2024

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume1379
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS 2024
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShenyang
Period19/09/2421/09/24

Keywords

  • bearing-only
  • multi-UAV
  • target tracking

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