仿鸽群通信拓扑的集群飞行器预设时间容错控制

This study aims to address the challenges posed by actuator faults and communication node failures in highly contested environments by proposing a method that integrates prescribed-time(PT) fault-tolerant control with a pigeoninspired multi-layer communication architecture. Based on an aircraft model with three-channel decoupled actuator faults, an adaptive fault-tolerant position control law and its corresponding error update law are developed using the PT convergence theory, achieving PT tracking of predefined strike trajectories under fault constraints. Meanwhile, a pigeoninspired communication topology is designed to simulate the hierarchical communication mechanism of natural pigeon flocks through a multi-layer undirected node communication architecture. Supporting mechanisms for individual autonomous state sensing and node rotation are also established to enhance the swarm’s robustness in addressing node losses under high communication loads. Numerical simulation results show that the proposed method achieves a high completion rate for swarm combat missions under actuator faults and communication failures, demonstrating its promising feasibility. Compared with traditional centralized and distributed communication architectures, the designed communication architecture exhibits higher robustness and a lower communication load.