Systems Engineering and Electronics ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (11): 3288-3294.doi: 10.12305/j.issn.1001-506X.2021.11.29

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Guaranteed-performance formation tracking control of multi-UAVswith intermittent communication

Wanzhen QUAN1, Zhe LUO1, Xiaogang YANG1,*, Xinzhong HAN2, Jianxiang XI1   

  1. 1. College of Missile Engineering, Rocket Force University of Engineering, Xi'an 710025, China
    2. Academy of the Rocket Force, Beijing 100080, China
  • Received:2021-01-29 Online:2021-11-01 Published:2021-11-12
  • Contact: Xiaogang YANG

Abstract:

Aiming at the problem of optimized formation control, multi-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) formation tracking control method with guaranteed performance is proposed. Firstly, a distributed performance indicator is introduced to describe the formation regulation performance of multi-UAVs systems. Then, an intermittent communication-type multi-UAVs formation tracking controller is designed, which can build distributed feedback control basing on the local interaction information amongst UAVs during the communication period and cut off the control input during the interruption period to eliminate the influence to the intermittent communication. Then, the multi-UAVs guaranteed-performance time-varying formation tracking control criterion under intermittent communication conditions is obtained and an upper bound of the guarantee performance for the multi-UAVs systems is determined. Finally, the validity of the theoretical results is verified by a simulation example.

Key words: multi-UAVs formation, intermittent communication, guaranteed performance, tracking control

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