Distributed model predictive control for UAVs collaborative payload transport

J Wehbeh, S Rahman, I Sharf - 2020 IEEE/RSJ International …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We consider the problem of collaborative transport of a payload using several quadrotor
vehicles. The payload is assumed to be a rigid body and is attached to the vehicles with rigid …

Adjacent-agent dynamic linearization-based iterative learning formation control

R Chi, Y Hui, B Huang, Z Hou - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The dynamical relationship of the multiple agents' behavior in a networked system is
explored and utilized to enhance the control performance of the multiagent formation in this …

Robust adaptive formation control of quadcopters based on a leader–follower approach

N Xuan-Mung, SK Hong - International Journal of Advanced …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The formation control problem for multi-agent systems has been explored in recent years.
However, controlling a formation of multiple aerial vehicles in the presence of disturbances …

UAVs-UGV leader follower formation using adaptive non-singular terminal super twisting sliding mode control

N Ullah, Y Mehmood, J Aslam, A Ali, J Iqbal - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Leader follower formation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned ground
vehicles (UGVs) has found numerous applications such as surveillance of critical …

Receding horizon control of a 3 DOF helicopter using online estimation of aerodynamic parameters

M Mehndiratta, E Kayacan - Proceedings of the institution of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
This study presents a numerical implementation of fast nonlinear model predictive control
(NMPC) and nonlinear moving horizon estimation (NMHE) for the trajectory tracking problem …

Model predictive control for dynamic quadrotor bearing formations

J Erskine, R Balderas-Hill, I Fantoni… - … on Robotics and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Formation control of multi-agent systems deals with groups of robots forming specific spatial
geometries. Combined with the advancements of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the …

Parameter tuning for prediction-based quadcopter trajectory planning using learning automata

PT Jardine, S Givigi, S Yousefi - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a target tracking technique for a quadcopter based on Model Predictive
Control (MPC) tuned using machine learning. Specifically, it uses learning automata to …

Building UAV-based testbeds for autonomous mobility and beamforming experimentation

Y Shi, J Wensowitch, A Ward, M Badi… - 2018 IEEE International …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles have been deployed in many applications such as search and
rescue, reconnaissance, and disaster recovery. However, UAV mobility can threaten the …

Experimental results for autonomous model-predictive trajectory planning tuned with machine learning

PT Jardine, SN Givigi, S Yousefi - 2017 Annual IEEE …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents experimental results of a high-level trajectory planning algorithm for
autonomous quadrotors based on Model Predictive Control (MPC) tuned with machine …