Systems Engineering and Electronics ›› 2025, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (1): 230-243.doi: 10.12305/j.issn.1001-506X.2025.01.24

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Optimization algorithm for UAV formation consensus based on motion constraint

Jinxin LIU, Wei SHENG, Yumin ZHANG   

  1. School of Instrument Science and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
  • Received:2024-01-24 Online:2025-01-21 Published:2025-01-25
  • Contact: Wei SHENG

Abstract:

For formation tasks under unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) motion constraints, optimization problem of standard second-order consensus control algorithm is studied. First of all, based on the formation information, the second-order consensus formation control algorithm with virtual reference point is designed, which makes the formation converge to the specified formation. The problem that the convergence state of the standard second-order consensus control algorithm is related to the initial value of each UAV and the convergence position tends to agree is solved. And the condition of asymptotic convergence of formation is obtained. Secondly, the saturation function is introduced to design the asymptotically converged second-order consensus formation control algorithm under the motion constraint, and then designed the UAV formation altitude, heading and velocity channel controller. Finally, simulation experiment of UAV formation assembly is designed to compare the formation control algorithm with different consensus methods of the same saturation function and the formation control algorithm with different saturation function of the same consensus method, and verify the effectiveness and speed of the optimization algorithm.

Key words: unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) formation, consensus formation control algorithm, virtual reference point, motion constraint, saturation function

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