Elliptical encirclement control capable of reinforcing performances for UAVs around a dynamic target

Most researches associated with target encircling control are focused on moving along a circular orbit under an ideal environment free from external disturbances. However, elliptical encirclement with a time-varying observation radius, may permit a more flexible and high-efficacy enclosing solution,...

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Main Authors: Fei Zhang, Xingling Shao, Yi Xia, Wendong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2024-02-01
Series:Defence Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914723000776
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Xingling Shao
Yi Xia
Wendong Zhang
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Xingling Shao
Yi Xia
Wendong Zhang
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description Most researches associated with target encircling control are focused on moving along a circular orbit under an ideal environment free from external disturbances. However, elliptical encirclement with a time-varying observation radius, may permit a more flexible and high-efficacy enclosing solution, whilst the non-orthogonal property between axial and tangential speed components, non-ignorable environmental perturbations, and strict assignment requirements empower elliptical encircling control to be more challenging, and the relevant investigations are still open. Following this line, an appointed-time elliptical encircling control rule capable of reinforcing circumnavigation performances is developed to enable Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to move along a specified elliptical path within a predetermined reaching time. The remarkable merits of the designed strategy are that the relative distance controlling error can be guaranteed to evolve within specified regions with a designer-specified convergence behavior. Meanwhile, wind perturbations can be online counteracted based on an unknown system dynamics estimator (USDE) with only one regulating parameter and high computational efficiency. Lyapunov tool demonstrates that all involved error variables are ultimately limited, and simulations are implemented to confirm the usability of the suggested control algorithm.
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spelling doaj.art-11bf2d6172ac49758c5dfac5bdace2af2024-03-06T05:26:52ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Defence Technology2214-91472024-02-0132104119Elliptical encirclement control capable of reinforcing performances for UAVs around a dynamic targetFei Zhang0Xingling Shao1Yi Xia2Wendong Zhang3National Key Laboratory for Electronic Measurement Technology, School of Instrument and Electronics, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, ChinaCorresponding author.; National Key Laboratory for Electronic Measurement Technology, School of Instrument and Electronics, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, ChinaNational Key Laboratory for Electronic Measurement Technology, School of Instrument and Electronics, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, ChinaNational Key Laboratory for Electronic Measurement Technology, School of Instrument and Electronics, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, ChinaMost researches associated with target encircling control are focused on moving along a circular orbit under an ideal environment free from external disturbances. However, elliptical encirclement with a time-varying observation radius, may permit a more flexible and high-efficacy enclosing solution, whilst the non-orthogonal property between axial and tangential speed components, non-ignorable environmental perturbations, and strict assignment requirements empower elliptical encircling control to be more challenging, and the relevant investigations are still open. Following this line, an appointed-time elliptical encircling control rule capable of reinforcing circumnavigation performances is developed to enable Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to move along a specified elliptical path within a predetermined reaching time. The remarkable merits of the designed strategy are that the relative distance controlling error can be guaranteed to evolve within specified regions with a designer-specified convergence behavior. Meanwhile, wind perturbations can be online counteracted based on an unknown system dynamics estimator (USDE) with only one regulating parameter and high computational efficiency. Lyapunov tool demonstrates that all involved error variables are ultimately limited, and simulations are implemented to confirm the usability of the suggested control algorithm.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914723000776Elliptical encirclementReinforced performancesWind perturbationsUAVs
spellingShingle Fei Zhang
Xingling Shao
Yi Xia
Wendong Zhang
Elliptical encirclement control capable of reinforcing performances for UAVs around a dynamic target
Defence Technology
Elliptical encirclement
Reinforced performances
Wind perturbations
UAVs
title Elliptical encirclement control capable of reinforcing performances for UAVs around a dynamic target
title_full Elliptical encirclement control capable of reinforcing performances for UAVs around a dynamic target
title_fullStr Elliptical encirclement control capable of reinforcing performances for UAVs around a dynamic target
title_full_unstemmed Elliptical encirclement control capable of reinforcing performances for UAVs around a dynamic target
title_short Elliptical encirclement control capable of reinforcing performances for UAVs around a dynamic target
title_sort elliptical encirclement control capable of reinforcing performances for uavs around a dynamic target
topic Elliptical encirclement
Reinforced performances
Wind perturbations
UAVs
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914723000776
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