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Target Tracking and Circumnavigation Control for Multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Using Bearing Measurements

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This paper addresses the problem of target tracking and circumnavigation control for a bearing-only multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system. First, using the bearing measurements, an adaptive algorithm in the form of a Proportional Integral (PI) controller is developed to estimate the target state. Subsequently, a distributed circumnavigation control protocol is established to evenly encircle the target. Then, we use the local information from each UAV in the network to calculate the relative position of the target, and further enhance the accuracy of estimation and circumnavigation algorithms by employing a Kalman filter. Finally, numerical simulation experiments are conducted to validate the effectiveness of the proposed tracking control algorithm.

Source: Actuators

DOI: 10.3390/act13090323

Authors: Zican Zhou, Jiangping Hu, Bo Chen, Xixi Shen, Bin Meng

Institutions: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing Institute of Control Engineering

Language: English

Topic: Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems

Subfield: Computer Networks and Communications

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,728

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Program of China