Optimal Integrated Waypoint Following and Obstacle Avoidance Guidance Law

Shaoming He*, Chang Hun Lee, Hyo Sang Shin, Antonios Tsourdos

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Abstract

This chapter addresses the problem of energy-optimal waypoint-following guidance for an UAV with the consideration of arbitrary number of obstacles. The proposed guidance law is derived as a solution of a linear quadratic optimal control problem in conjunction with convex parameter optimization. The algorithm developed integrates path following and obstacle avoidance into a single step and is able to be applied to a general waypoint-following mission. Several particular cases of the proposed guidance law are presented to provide better insights of the proposed algorithm. Nonlinear numerical simulations clearly demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed formulations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSpringer Aerospace Technology
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages199-214
Number of pages16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Publication series

NameSpringer Aerospace Technology
ISSN (Print)1869-1730
ISSN (Electronic)1869-1749

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