Distributed tracking of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles with switching interactions

Kun Zhang, Xiaoguang Gao

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Abstract

This paper addresses the distributed control problem of multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles tracking a three-dimensional trajectory. Each vehicle only interacts with its local neighbors through switching interaction topology. Three related sub-problems are discussed in a unified control scheme: the distributed trajectory tracking, the trajectory tracking with input saturation, and the trajectory tracking with collision avoidance. The nonlinearities in the dynamics of vehicles are transformed into linear systems by feedback linearization. For the trajectory tracking problem, a distributed feedback control was derived by state feedback. With the consideration of bounded control inputs, a bounded distributed feedback control with input saturation was proposed. To deal with vehicle collision, an extended distributed feedback control with position offsets was presented. Simulations show the effectiveness of the proposed control algorithms.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2016 8th International Conference on Intelligent Human-Machine Systems and Cybernetics, IHMSC 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages46-49
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781509007684
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Dec 2016
Event8th International Conference on Intelligent Human-Machine Systems and Cybernetics, IHMSC 2016 - Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Duration: 11 Sep 201612 Sep 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2016 8th International Conference on Intelligent Human-Machine Systems and Cybernetics, IHMSC 2016
Volume1

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Intelligent Human-Machine Systems and Cybernetics, IHMSC 2016
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHangzhou, Zhejiang
Period11/09/1612/09/16

Keywords

  • Collision avoidance
  • Distributed control
  • Input saturation
  • Switching topology
  • Trajectory tracking

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