Range Compensation Based Cooperative Online Path Planning for Multiple Fixed-Wing UAV System

Zhenlin Zhou, Teng Long*, Yan Cao, Jingliang Sun, Dawei Liu

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Abstract

In order to finish the assembly mission for multiple fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) cooperatively, in this paper, a range compensation based cooperative path planning method is proposed by dividing the planning path process into two parts: Fast Generation of Initial Path and Range Adjustment. To provide a preferable initial condition for the Initial Path part, Dubins path method is firstly utilized for achieving heading angle consistency. Subsequently, a time based online cooperative range adjustment method is developed to ensure that the path range of each UAV to reach synchronization. Consequently, the fixed-wing UAVs are able to reach the terminal point simultaneously, thus completing the assembly mission successfully. The simulation results show that this proposed method can achieve time coordination efficiently by using range adjustment mechanism and generate the cooperative path for fixed-wing UAVs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2021 International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS 2021
EditorsMeiping Wu, Yifeng Niu, Mancang Gu, Jin Cheng
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages3010-3019
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9789811694912
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
EventInternational Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS 2021 - Changsha, China
Duration: 24 Sept 202126 Sept 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume861 LNEE
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS 2021
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChangsha
Period24/09/2126/09/21

Keywords

  • Assembly mission
  • Dubins path method
  • Fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles
  • Path planning
  • Range adjustment

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