Target Tracking and Circumnavigation Control for Multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Using Bearing Measurements

This paper addresses the problem of target tracking and circumnavigation control for a bearing-only multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system. First, using the bearing measurements, an adaptive algorithm in the form of a Proportional Integral (PI) controller is developed to estimate the target stat...

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Main Authors: Zican Zhou, Jiangping Hu, Bo Chen, Xixi Shen, Bin Meng
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-08-01
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author Zican Zhou
Jiangping Hu
Bo Chen
Xixi Shen
Bin Meng
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description This paper addresses the problem of target tracking and circumnavigation control for a bearing-only multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system. First, using the bearing measurements, an adaptive algorithm in the form of a Proportional Integral (PI) controller is developed to estimate the target state. Subsequently, a distributed circumnavigation control protocol is established to evenly encircle the target. Then, we use the local information from each UAV in the network to calculate the relative position of the target, and further enhance the accuracy of estimation and circumnavigation algorithms by employing a Kalman filter. Finally, numerical simulation experiments are conducted to validate the effectiveness of the proposed tracking control algorithm.
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spelling doaj-art-21bc4482b0694fd095952ce2213efb022025-08-20T01:56:01ZengMDPI AGActuators2076-08252024-08-0113932310.3390/act13090323Target Tracking and Circumnavigation Control for Multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Using Bearing MeasurementsZican Zhou0Jiangping Hu1Bo Chen2Xixi Shen3Bin Meng4School of Automation Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, ChinaSchool of Automation Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, ChinaSchool of Science, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, ChinaSchool of Automation Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, ChinaBeijing Institute of Control Engineering, Beijing 100080, ChinaThis paper addresses the problem of target tracking and circumnavigation control for a bearing-only multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system. First, using the bearing measurements, an adaptive algorithm in the form of a Proportional Integral (PI) controller is developed to estimate the target state. Subsequently, a distributed circumnavigation control protocol is established to evenly encircle the target. Then, we use the local information from each UAV in the network to calculate the relative position of the target, and further enhance the accuracy of estimation and circumnavigation algorithms by employing a Kalman filter. Finally, numerical simulation experiments are conducted to validate the effectiveness of the proposed tracking control algorithm.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/13/9/323multi-UAV systembearing measurementtarget trackingcircumnavigation controlKalman filtering
spellingShingle Zican Zhou
Jiangping Hu
Bo Chen
Xixi Shen
Bin Meng
Target Tracking and Circumnavigation Control for Multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Using Bearing Measurements
Actuators
multi-UAV system
bearing measurement
target tracking
circumnavigation control
Kalman filtering
title Target Tracking and Circumnavigation Control for Multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Using Bearing Measurements
title_full Target Tracking and Circumnavigation Control for Multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Using Bearing Measurements
title_fullStr Target Tracking and Circumnavigation Control for Multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Using Bearing Measurements
title_full_unstemmed Target Tracking and Circumnavigation Control for Multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Using Bearing Measurements
title_short Target Tracking and Circumnavigation Control for Multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Using Bearing Measurements
title_sort target tracking and circumnavigation control for multi unmanned aerial vehicle systems using bearing measurements
topic multi-UAV system
bearing measurement
target tracking
circumnavigation control
Kalman filtering
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/13/9/323
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