Distributed guidance for interception by using multiple rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicles

  • Bing Zhu
  • , Abdul Hanif Bin Zaini
  • , Lihua Xie
  • , Guoan Bi

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Abstract

In this paper, a distributed guidance law is proposed for multiple rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to intercept multiple intruding targets. The proposed distributed guidance law is based on integrated parallel navigation and pure pursuit. Potential functions are applied to avoid inter-agent collisions and mis-interceptions. The main distinct features of the proposed distributed guidance law include: 1) it does not rely on the theory of consensus; and 2) the strategy of collision avoidance is orientation-based (instead of distance-based or position-based). It can be proved theoretically that, with the proposed distributed guidance law, each UAV is capable of intercepting its target with finite time and non-zero hitting velocity, and there exist neither inter-agent collisions nor mis-interceptions before interceptions. Theoretical results are illustrated by a simulation example.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1034-1039
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781509020652
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Sep 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2016 - Banff, Canada
Duration: 12 Jul 201615 Jul 2016

Publication series

NameIEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM
Volume2016-September

Conference

Conference2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2016
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityBanff
Period12/07/1615/07/16

Keywords

  • Guidance
  • collision avoidance
  • distributed control
  • multi-agent systems
  • unmanned aerial vehicles

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