UAVs with a close formation will improve the flying efficient and save energy. However, when UAVs fly within 1.5 wingspan distance, the nonlinear coupling phenomenon of the aerodynamics, motion and control will be obvious and cannot be neglected. This paper introduces a nonlinear robust control method to solve multi-UAVs control problem under close formation. In the simulation, formation position tracking error is less than 5% wingspan, which is proved that close formation can be maintained effectively.
A Control Method of Fixed-Wing UAVs Under Close Formation
Lect. Notes Electrical Eng.
Chinese Intelligent Systems Conference ; 2020 ; Shenzhen City, China October 24, 2020 - October 25, 2020
2020-09-30
11 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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