基于Leader-Follower编队的无人机协同跟踪地面目标制导律设计

对地面目标的自动跟踪是无人机在任务应用阶段需要解决的重要问题之一,多无人机协同跟踪能够提高对目标运动状态的估计精度并降低目标丢失的概率,因而具有重要研究意义。本文提出了一种基于Leader-Follower编队的无人机协同跟踪制导方法,解决了传统Standoff跟踪模式对地面目标的速度范围限制问题。首先,通过控制无人机的航向不断趋近于地面目标牵连跟踪圆切线方向的方法设计了Leader无人机自动跟踪地面目标的制导律并完成了稳定性证明;其次,通过控制Follower无人机的速度和航向角逐渐趋近于Leader无人机速度和航向的协同跟踪策略,分别设计了Follower无人机自动跟踪Leader无人机的制导律和编队相位协同制导律并完成了稳定性证明;最后,分别针对静止目标、匀速直线运动目标和变速运动目标的跟踪问题进行了仿真验证,结果表明所提出的制导方法能够实现对不同运动状态地面目标的自动协同跟踪,并且跟踪性能优于基于李雅普诺夫向量法的制导方法。     

基于PX4飞控的多旋翼无人机编队跟踪系统设计

为解决单架无人机续航能力不足、执行任务单薄、应用场合受限等问题，目前多无人机协同跟踪具有极其重要的研究价值。以多旋翼无人机为研究对象，设计了一种基于 PX4飞控的多旋翼无人机协同编队系统。利用飞控底层软件，将设计的制导律进行移植，通过ROS系统对无人机进行外部控制，各个僚机和长机之间能够实时获取其他无人机位置，然后通过控制器得到指令速度，从而形成预设跟踪编队。仿真实验结果表明，整个编队系统对目标的跟踪精确有效，并且所设计的制导律可以在PX4飞控架构下实现对地面目标的编队跟踪，提高了多旋翼编队跟踪系统的稳定性。     

舰载无人机撞网回收自适应制导技术

针对无人机自动着舰撞网回收过程中目标舰船处于运动状态的特点,借鉴导弹导引律的比例导引法提出了基于视线角的制导律,并引入反步法的设计思想以提高制导律的自适应性。基于视线角的制导律使无人机的轨迹倾斜角变化率与视线角变化率成比例,通过控制视线角来跟踪下滑轨迹倾斜角。采用该导引律可以减小无人机运动对目标舰船参数变化的敏感性,从而获得较为稳定的下滑轨迹。仿真结果表明了该制导律的可行性,并且该制导律具有较强的鲁棒性。     

基于改进RPG方法的MUAVs协同目标跟踪

多无人机(MUAVs)协同Standoff目标跟踪制导律由保持距离的横侧向制导律和保持相对相位角的纵向制导律组成。无人机(UAV)进行Standoff目标跟踪的横侧向制导律采用参考点制导(RPG)方法。针对UAV在基于RPG方法的制导律下存在参考视线与相对速度方向夹角需要保持为锐角、转弯速率在UAV运动方向远离目标情况下太小的不足,提出了改进RPG方法。设计了基于改进RPG方法的MUAVs协同Standoff目标跟踪横侧向制导律和纵向制导律,分析了制导律的稳定性和收敛性,并验证了改进方法的可行性。采用原始RPG方法和改进RPG方法对UAV分别跟踪静止目标和跟踪运动目标进行仿真的结果表明,UAV处于任意初始位置及飞行方向都能快速进入到期望飞行轨迹,应用改进RPG方法可使UAV围绕目标顺时针飞行或者逆时针飞行,验证了改进RPG方法比原始RPG方法的效率更高。     

无人机空中加油自主会合的制导与控制

针对无人机空中加油的自主会合问题,进行了相应制导律和非线性控制器的设计。通过改进的带角度约束的三维比例制导律实现对航向角的控制,以协调转弯的方式将航迹角指令转化为姿态角指令。基于无人机六自由度的动力学模型,针对无人机的姿态控制,采用时标分离的方法设计了慢子系统和快子系统,并对这两个子系统分别进行动态逆控制设计。同时,基于滑模控制的方法设计了满足自主会合要求的速度控制律。在保证无人机飞行稳定的基础上,实现了对控制和制导指令的精确跟踪。仿真结果表明,所设计的制导律和控制律能够实现无人机空中加油的自主会合,具有良好的动态特性。     

高超声速飞行器时间协同再入制导

从饱和打击任务需求出发,针对多高超声速飞行器时间协同再入制导问题进行研究,提出时间可控再入制导律和协同再入制导架构,在改善现有制导律实时性、在线约束管理等性能的基础上,重点解决再入飞行时间不可知、不可控问题,最终实现时间协同再入飞行。协同再入制导结构分为两层,其中底层提出了基于神经网络的时间可控再入制导律,以实现再入飞行时间的可知性与可控性为目标;上层根据不同再入阶段特点设计相应的协调函数,生成时间协调信息。该结构适用于集中式或分布式的通讯结构,同时上层协调策略可以根据任务需要进行有针对性的设计与拓展。最后,通过仿真验证了时间可控再入制导律对时间的可控性和协同再入制导结构的有效性。     

基于DDPG的多旋翼无人机自主引导与跟踪方法

针对多旋翼无人机对地面动态目标的近距离侦察问题,根据无人机与目标的相对距离将侦察任务拆分为引导阶段及跟踪阶段两部分,并针对引导阶段和跟踪阶段不同的任务需求,分别建立了自主引导模型与自主跟踪模型;其次,基于深度确定性策略梯度(DDPG)算法,对提出的两个模型分别进行网络设计和参数优化,分别得到上述两个阶段的控制策略;最后,搭建基于机器人操作系统(ROS)的仿真测试平台,实现基于深度强化学习的无人机侦察任务的训练和数据收集,并进行了性能测试。仿真结果表明,所提出的无人机自主引导与跟踪方法能够满足侦察任务两阶段的不同需求,自主完成对地面动态目标近距离侦察的全过程任务。     

基于当前统计模型的变结构制导律

将变结构制导律应用于空空导弹的末制导段,在获得被动雷达角度测量信息的基础上,用基于弹目相对信息的自适应当前统计模型进行滤波得到距离、速度等信息。在滤波过程中采用自适应扩展kalman滤波改善测量方程线性化带来的误差,将自适应当前统计模型与自适应扩展kalman滤波相结合设计目标跟踪滤波器,提高传感器对目标的跟踪性能。仿真结果表明该方法对目标具有良好的跟踪性能。     

一种基于攻击时间和角度控制的协同制导方法

自杀式攻击型无人机在强对抗条件下为从不同方向对目标实施同时攻击,需要采用多机协同制导方法,为此提出了一种基于攻击时间和角度控制的协同制导律。首先设计了一种带有辅助阶段的两阶段制导律,通过引入辅助阶段制导增强了两阶段制导律的时间控制能力。在此基础上,对带有辅助阶段的两阶段制导律的切换条件作出适当修改以同时控制攻击时间和角度。当期望的攻击时间和角度在合理区间内取值时,制导过程始终满足无人机的加速度约束和导引头的视场约束,该方法可用于实现多机协同攻击。最后通过数值仿真验证了所提算法的性能。     

二阶弹体特性下带终端角度约束的制导律

针对导弹要求限制终端攻击角度以发挥战斗部的最大效能,提出了一种适用于攻击地面固定目标的具有终端角度约束的最优制导律,并和已有的具有终端角度约束的最优制导律进行了比较。该制导律针对二阶弹体特性,采用最优控制方法,使导弹在命中目标的同时,满足终端角度约束。数字仿真结果表明,所提出的制导律能够实现终端角度约束条件,具有较高的制导精度。     

螺旋俯冲机动突防的制导律设计

针对识别和拦截技术高度发展所带来的突防难题，提出高超声速滑翔飞行器（HGV）螺旋俯冲机动突防的概念，并为此设计了一种基于虚拟滑动目标的自适应比例导引律。首先，通过分析HGV绕目标飞行的运动学特性，建立对数型的螺旋运动模型，以该模型为基础利用曲线渐伸线原理设计虚拟目标的滑动轨迹。然后，采用包含时变附加项的比例导引律追踪虚拟目标，从而实现引导HGV进行螺旋俯冲机动以及对真实目标的打击。接着，为提高虚拟目标的跟踪精度以及抵抗外部干扰的能力，设计了制导参数的闭环非线性自适应律，能根据当前偏差在线选择制导参数值。此外，还分析了满足收敛条件的制导参数的取值范围以及其进入闭环更新的策略。最后，分别针对静止目标和低速移动目标进行数值仿真验证，结果表明所设计的制导律不但能够引导HGV实施螺旋俯冲机动，还能够准确地命中目标。     

Method for Optical-Flow-Based Precision Missile Guidance

A new precision guidance law is presented for three-dimensional intercepts against a moving target. In contrast to previously published guidance laws, it does not require knowledge of the range to the target. This makes it appropriate for use on platforms which have an imaging device, such as a video camera, as a primary sensor. We prove that with idealized dynamic model, the guidance law results in zero miss distance, and a formula is given for impact angle error which tends to zero as does target speed, making this method particularly suitable against slow moving targets. Computer simulations are used to test the law with a more realistic model, with a video camera and optical-flow algorithm providing target information. It is shown to perform well compared with another law from the literature, despite requiring less information.     

Bayesian Approach to Extended Object and Cluster Tracking using Random Matrices

In algorithms for tracking and sensor data fusion the targets to be observed are usually considered as point source objects; i.e., compared with the sensor resolution their extension is neglected. Due to the increasing resolution capabilities of modern sensors, however, this assumption is often no longer valid as different scattering centers of an object can cause distinct detections when passing the signal processing chain. Examples of extended targets are found in short-range applications (littoral surveillance, autonomous weapons, or robotics). A collectively moving target group can also be considered as an extended target. This point of view is the more appropriate, the smaller the mutual distances between the individual targets are. Due to the resulting data association and resolution conflicts any attempt of tracking the individual objects within the group seems to be no longer reasonable. With simulated sensor data produced by a partly unresolvable aircraft formation the addressed phenomena are illustrated and an approximate Bayesian solution to the resulting tracking problem is proposed. Ellipsoidal object extensions are modeled by random matrices, which are treated as additional state variables to be estimated or tracked. We expect that the resulting tracking algorithms are also relevant for tracking large, collectively moving target swarms.     

Multiple model nonlinear filtering for low signal ground target applications

The design and implementation of a multiple model nonlinear filter (MMNLF) for ground target tracking using ground moving target indicator (GMTI) radar measurements is described. Like the well-known interacting multiple model Kalman filter (IMMKF), the MMNLF is based on the theory of hybrid stochastic systems. However, since it models the probability distribution for the target in a region, rather than just the distribution's first and second moments, a nonlinear filter is able to capture more fine-grained detail of the target motion and requires fewer models than typical IMMKF implementations. This is illustrated here with a two-model MMNLF in which one motion model incorporates terrain constraints while the second is a nearly constant velocity (CV) model. Another feature of the MMNLF is that it enables incorporation of prethresholded measurements. To implement the filter, the target state conditional probability density is discretized on a set of moving grids and recursively updated with sensor measurements via Bayes' formula. The conditional density is time updated between sensor measurements using alternating direction implicit (ADI) finite difference methods, generalized for this hybrid application. In simulation testing against low signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) targets, the MMNLF is able to maintain track in situations where single model filters based on either of the component models or filters that use thresholded data fail. Potential applications of this work include detection and tracking of foliage-obscured moving targets.     

Modified rolling guidance law for single moving mass controlled reentry vehicle against maneuvering target with impact angle constraints

This paper deals with the problem of guidance law design for the single moving mass controlled reentry vehicle when impact angle constraints and maneuvering target are taken into consideration. More specifically, a modified rolling guidance law is proposed with the interactive virtual target and the landing point prediction strategy. First, considering the fact that the roll channel can be controlled directly, the relative motion between the single moving mass controlled reentry vehicle and the ...     

New assignment-based data association for tracking move-stop-move targets

We present a new assignment-based algorithm for data association in tracking ground targets employing evasive move-stop-move maneuvers using ground moving target indicator (GMTI) reports obtained from an airborne sensor. To avoid detection by the GMTI sensor, the targets deliberately stop for some time before moving again. The sensor does not detect a target when the latter's radial velocity (along the line-of-sight from the sensor) falls below a certain minimum detectable velocity (MDV). Even in the absence of move-stop-move maneuvers, the detection has a less-than-unity probability (P/sub D/<1) due to obscuration and thresholding. Then, it is of interest, when a target is not detected, to develop a systematic technique that can distinguish between lack of detection due to P/sub D/<1 and lack of detection due to a stop (or a near stop). Previously, this problem was solved using a variable structure interacting multiple model (VS-IMM) estimator with a stopped target model (VS-IMM-ST) without explicitly addressing data association. We develop a novel "two-dummy" assignment approach for move-stop-move targets that considers both the problem of data association as well as filtering. Typically, in assignment-based data association a "dummy" measurement is used to denote the nondetection event. The use of the standard single-dummy assignment, which does not handle move-stop-move motion explicitly, can result in broken tracks. The new algorithm proposed here handles the evasive move-stop-move motion by introducing a second dummy measurement to represent nondetection due to the MDV. We also present a likelihood-ratio-based track deletion scheme for move-stop-move targets. Using this two-dummy data association algorithm, the track corresponding to a move-stop-move target is kept "alive' during missed detections both due to MDV and due to P/sub D/<1. In addition, one can obtain reductions in both rms estimation errors as well as the total number of track breakages.     

Data fusion for ground moving target tracking

The aim of ground surveillance is the large scale, continuous and near real time determination of a dynamical ground picture. This task comprises detection and tracking of moving single targets and convoys, mobile weapon systems, and military equipment. The sensors of choice are airborne Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) radar and synthetic aperture radar (SAR). As ground target tracking often suffers from dense target situations, high clutter, and low visibility, the integration and fusion of external background information is essential for providing precise and continuous tracks. We present Multi Hypotheses techniques for tracking several targets in complex ground situations with clutter. Methods to incorporate topographic information, in particular digital road maps, are described and demonstrated.     

自适应严格收敛非奇异终端滑模制导律

针对机动目标的末制导拦截问题，设计了一种带终端角度约束的有限时间收敛终端滑模制导律。首先，分析了现有非奇异终端滑模制导律存在的滑模面不能严格有限时间收敛的问题，进而构造了一种新型的非奇异终端滑模面。其次，设计了一种对目标机动上界的自适应估计，提出了一种自适应严格收敛非奇异终端滑模制导律的设计方法。最后，基于Lyapunov稳定性理论，证明了设计的制导律能够使得制导系统在有限时间内收敛到零，并且保证了滑模面在收敛过程中不存在非收敛因子，是严格有限时间收敛的。仿真实验验证了该制导律能够有效地拦截机动目标，同时和与现有的非奇异终端滑模制导律以及基于转换滑模面的非奇异制导律相比，拦截时间更短，终端攻击角度精度更高，导弹机动消耗的能量更少。