This chapter addresses the problem of coordinated path-following for fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for a fixed altitude set-point. This problem is decomposed into two components: path following by commanding the attitude of the UAV and synchronization of their respective along-path parameters. In relation to the path following problem, two different algorithms are considered. In the first, the path is decomposed into a concatenation of straight-lines where the controller is linearization based. In the second, a non-linear curved path-following controller is considered. For the synchronization, a proportional-integral coordination control law is considered for a communication topology with integral connectivity.
Coordinated Path-Following for Multi-Agent Fixed-Wing Aircraft
Sustainable aviat.
International Symposium on Unmanned Systems and The Defense Industry ; 2021 ; Washington, DC, DC, USA October 26, 2021 - October 28, 2021
2023-06-28
10 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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