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Optimal control and line-of-sight guidance formation flight

Optimal control and line-of-sight guidance formation flight Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to design an integrated guidance and control design for a formation flight of four unmanned aerial vehicles to follow a moving ground target. Design/methodology/approach– The guidance law is based on the line-of-sight. The control is optimal. The guidance law is integrated with the optimal control law and is applied to a linear dynamic model. Findings– The theoretical results are supported by the numerical simulations that illustrate a coordinated encirclement of a ground maneuvering target. Research limitations/implications– A linear dynamic UAV model and a liner engine model were employed. Practical implications– This is expected to provide efficient coordination technique required in many civilian circular formation UAV applications; also the technique can be used to provide a safe environment required for the civil applications. Social implications– The research will facilitate the deployment of autonomous unmanned aircraft systems in various civilian applications such as border monitoring. Originality/value– The research addresses the challenges of coordination of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles in a circular formation using an integrated optimal control technique with line-of-sight guidance. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Intelligent Unmanned Systems Emerald Publishing

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Emerald Publishing
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2049-6427
DOI
10.1108/IJIUS-02-2013-0013
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Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to design an integrated guidance and control design for a formation flight of four unmanned aerial vehicles to follow a moving ground target. Design/methodology/approach– The guidance law is based on the line-of-sight. The control is optimal. The guidance law is integrated with the optimal control law and is applied to a linear dynamic model. Findings– The theoretical results are supported by the numerical simulations that illustrate a coordinated encirclement of a ground maneuvering target. Research limitations/implications– A linear dynamic UAV model and a liner engine model were employed. Practical implications– This is expected to provide efficient coordination technique required in many civilian circular formation UAV applications; also the technique can be used to provide a safe environment required for the civil applications. Social implications– The research will facilitate the deployment of autonomous unmanned aircraft systems in various civilian applications such as border monitoring. Originality/value– The research addresses the challenges of coordination of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles in a circular formation using an integrated optimal control technique with line-of-sight guidance.

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International Journal of Intelligent Unmanned Systems – Emerald Publishing

Published: Jul 29, 2013

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