Distributed Formation Control of Multiple Quadrotor Aircraft Based on Nonsmooth Consensus Algorithms

The problem of distributed formation control for multiple quadrotor aircraft in the form of leader-follower structure is considered in this paper. Based on a nonsmooth backstepping design, a novel consensus formation control algorithm is proposed and utilized. First, for the position control subsyst...

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Published inIEEE transactions on cybernetics Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 342 - 353
Main Authors Du, Haibo, Zhu, Wenwu, Wen, Guanghui, Duan, Zhisheng, Lu, Jinhu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States IEEE 01.01.2019
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Aircraft
Aircraft components
Aircraft control
Aircraft design
Algorithm design and analysis
Algorithms
Attitude control
Control algorithms
Control systems design
Control theory
Convergence
Design
Finite-time control
formation control
Helicopters
Linear quadratic regulator
linear quadratic regulator (LQR)
Mathematical model
multiple quadrotor aircraft
nonsmooth consensus
Quaternions
Stability analysis
Tracking control
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Summary:The problem of distributed formation control for multiple quadrotor aircraft in the form of leader-follower structure is considered in this paper. Based on a nonsmooth backstepping design, a novel consensus formation control algorithm is proposed and utilized. First, for the position control subsystem, based on the linear quadratic regulator optimal design method, a formation control law for multiple quadrotor aircraft is designed such that the positions of all the quadrotor aircraft converge to the desired formation pattern. The designed formation control law for position systems will generate the desired attitude for the attitude control systems. Second, for the attitude control subsystem described by unit quaternion, by employing the technique of finite-time control and switch control, a global bounded finite-time attitude tracking controller is designed such that the desired attitude can be tracked by the multiple quadrotor aircraft in finite time. Finally, numerical example is performed to demonstrate that all quadrotor aircraft converge to the desired formation pattern in the 3-D-space.
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ISSN:2168-2267
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DOI:10.1109/TCYB.2017.2777463