Cooperative Formation Flying with Hierarchical Control
Abstract
In this paper, use of hierarchical control concepts is investigated for cooperative formation flying of aircrafts. The airplanes are modeled as point mass and represented by double integrators. For demonstration of the concepts, a task of forming a square from arbitrary initial conditions is presented to four airplanes. The final position that each airplane has to reach is unknown to them. The goal for the team is abstracted in the top layer. The system is modeled as a hierarchical system in which the global information comes from the top level. Following this global information, each airplane positions itself from at least one other airplane such that a square is formed. Numerical results from this simulation show the effectiveness of the hierarchical concept.
Recommended Citation
X. Wang and S. N. Balakrishnan, "Cooperative Formation Flying with Hierarchical Control," Proceedings of the AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit (2004, Providence, RI), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Aug 2004.
Meeting Name
AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit (2004: Aug. 16-19, Providence, RI)
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Large Scale Systems; Control Theory
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2004 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
19 Aug 2004
