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。     

基于零空间方法的四旋翼无人机避障与协同编队控制

针对四旋翼无人机在编队飞行执行任务时可能遭遇障碍物问题,考虑多无人机避障及机间避撞的需求,提出 1种基于零空间方法的四旋翼无人机避障与协同编队控制算法。首先,建立四旋翼无人机动力学模型,并建立虚拟控制量简化控制模型;其次,基于零空间方法进行避障与协同编队控制算法研究,将无人机任务执行分解为目标趋向任务、避障避撞任务和协同编队任务,并根据优先级进行任务融合得到期望速度;再次,基于 PID方法设计控制律;最后,通过仿真验证所提控制算法的有效性。所提方法可保证四旋翼无人机在编队飞行中遭遇障碍物时的飞行安全。     

Embedded information system re-engineering

Currently fielded embedded information systems face readiness challenges imposed by evolving missions and extended service lifespans. The ability to overcome these challenges is constrained by such factors as shrinking budgets, limited computational capacity and diminished manufacturing sources effects that impact both hardware and software options. Wholesale redevelopment is often cost prohibitive, particularly since large portions of embedded applications continue to fulfil mission requirements. Solutions must preserve prior investments while providing efficient pathways for continued technology refresh. A technology solution for affordable modernization of legacy system software is being development. The Embedded Information System Re-engineering (EISR) project is developing an automation-assisted JOVIAL-to-C re-engineering capability that permits simultaneous modernization of both the structure and source language of legacy embedded applications. Engineers will be able to apply the proven labor-saving visualization and analysis features of modern CASE tools to legacy JOVIAL applications. EISR will thus allow the DoD to recapture previous investments in proven legacy algorithms and mission capabilities while permitting the full exploitation of COTS economies of scale. This paper describes in brief the goals and objectives of the EISR project, and provides the current status of the EISR capability.     

Formation flight of fixed-wing UAV swarms: A group-based hierarchical approach

This paper investigates a formation control problem of fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) swarms. A group-based hierarchical architecture is established among the UAVs, which decomposes all the UAVs into several distinct and non-overlapping groups. In each group, the UAVs form hierarchies with one UAV selected as the group leader. All group leaders execute coordinated path following to cooperatively handle the mission process among different groups, and the remaining followers track their direct leaders to achieve the inner-group coordination. More specifically, for a group leader, a virtual target moving along its desired path is assigned for the UAV, and an updating law is proposed to coordinate all the group leaders’ virtual targets; for a follower UAV, the distributed leader-following formation control law is proposed to make the follower’s heading angle coincide with its direct leader, while keeping the desired relative position with respect to its direct leader. The proposed control law guarantees the globally asymptotic stability of the whole closed-loop swarm system under the control input constraints of fixed-wing UAVs. Theoretical proofs and numerical simulations are provided, which corroborate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

高空长航时无人机任务设备/飞行综合控制技术

首先对无人机和任务设备的发展作了简要介绍，并介绍了高空长航时无人侦察机的国内外发展现状，着重对高空长航时无人侦察机任务设备／飞行综合控制中综合控制、运动补偿、组合导航、三维定位和目标识别等关键技术进行了分析，说明了目前对高空长航时无人机的任务设备／飞行综合控制进行研究的必要性和可行性。     

基于改进一致性算法的无人机编队控制

编队飞行是指多架无人机保持以一定队形进行飞行的状态,相比于单架飞机执行任务,无人机编队能够增加搜索面积,提高飞机飞行性能,增大完成任务成功率。编队控制是实现编队安全高效完成指定任务的前提。本文以一致性理论为基础,针对无人机运动模型的特点与实际飞行要求,对基本的一致性算法进行改进,提出了改进一致性无人机编队控制算法。首先利用纵向和横侧向解耦的自动驾驶仪模型给出了无人机的三自由度运动方程,根据机动性与飞行性能要求定义了各方向上的加速度、速度与角速度约束。基于一致性理论,将编队控制分为平面与纵向2个方向进行,在状态控制的基础上,利用各状态变量间的几何关系对无人机运动自由度进行转换,加入编队队形信息,设计了编队控制算法。为了使算法生成的指令信号满足约束条件,提出了"最小调整"约束条件处理策略。依据粒子群算法对各无人机的爬升加速度进行优化,以避免机间碰撞。仿真结果表明：提出的编队控制算法具备编队成形与变换功能,能够使无人机编队状态快速收敛到指定值,且保持指定队形,无人机飞行状态满足所有约束条件。     

多无人机协同覆盖路径规划

多无人机协同覆盖路径规划(CPP)由于其并行性和容错能力,对于提高无人机完成侦察、监视、搜索等任务的效率具有重要意义。提出了一种基于无人机任务性能评价和任务区域划分的多无人机协同CPP算法。定量分析了无人机执行覆盖任务的能力,根据无人机及携带成像传感器的性能给出了计算无人机任务性能指数的数学公式;提出了一种基于任务性能和子区域宽度的任务区域划分算法,使无人机的总转弯次数达到最少。仿真结果表明,所提出的CPP算法能够规划出全局最优的多无人机协同覆盖路径。     

有人机/无人机协同任务控制系统

针对有人机/无人机协同任务控制系统的设计和实现问题展开研究。结合有人机/无人机协同控制过程的特点,提出了基于自然语言接口方式的有人机/无人机协同任务控制系统结构。在此基础上,分析了系统模块的关键内容,设计了面向有人机与无人机交互过程的任务指令格式,提出了基于优先级的任务模式调度策略,针对无人机的典型任务模式,讨论了航路规划的计算方法选择,最后构建了有人机/无人机协同任务仿真环境。仿真试验结果验证了整体方法的可行性。     

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。     

Autonomous flight and navigation of VTOL UAVs: from autonomy demonstrations to out-of-sight flights

Future applications of UAV systems will depend on the aircraft autonomous behavior and decision capabilities. Search and Rescue is one complex possible mission and is here taken as a case study. The ReSSAC project is a multidisciplinary project at ONERA. Its main challenges are related to the architectures and algorithms for autonomous decision and information processing onboard UAVs that perform their mission in cooperation with operators. The feasibility demonstrations and results of the project are intended to be reused and extended in further studies, projects and collaborations. A first step of the project was to develop an autonomous control architecture for our two rotorcraft. In this paper, we present the current status and preliminary achievements of the ReSSAC project, especially some records of past experimental flights with our autonomous aircraft. We further discuss ongoing studies and research perspectives.     

Green UAV communications for 6G: A survey

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have received a wide range of attention for military and commercial applications. Enhanced with communication capability, UAVs are considered to play important roles in the Sixth Generation (6G) networks due to their low cost and flexible deployment. 6G is supposed to be an all-coverage network to provide ubiquitous connections for space, air, ground and underwater. UAVs are able to provide air-borne wireless coverage flexibly, serving as aerial base stations for ground users, as relays to connect isolated nodes, or as mobile users in cellular networks. However, the onboard energy of small UAVs is extremely limited. Thus, UAVs can be only deployed to establish wireless links temporarily. Prolonging the lifetime and developing green UAV communication with low power consumption becomes a critical challenge. In this article, a comprehensive survey on green UAV communications for 6G is carried out. Specifically, the typical UAVs and their energy consumption models are introduced. Then, the typical trends of green UAV communications are provided. In addition, the typical applications of UAVs and their green designs are discussed. Finally, several promising techniques and open research issues are also pointed out.     

基于蚁群算法的无人机协同多任务分配

采用蚁群算法对无人机协同多任务分配问题(CMTAP)进行研究。在通用CMTAP模型的基础上,综合考虑包括动态任务时间约束和无人机任务能力的差别多类复杂约束条件,建立扩展的协同多任务分配模型。在多子群蚁群算法的基础上,提出了基于分工机制的蚁群算法对CMTAP进行求解。根据协同多任务分配的特点,设计了基于任务能力评估的问题解构造策略和基于任务代价的状态转移规则,提高了算法的性能。仿真实验结果表明该方法能有效地解决无人机协同多任务分配问题。     

复杂环境下多无人机轨迹姿态协同控制

考虑多无人机在实际飞行过程中的避障需求，在建立面向控制的四旋翼无人机轨迹姿态模型基础上，为克服传统多无人机为每架无人机规划轨迹的不足，研究了基于多无人机中心点的轨迹设计策略。进一步，考虑避障约束，基于半定规划进行迭代区域扩张完成了多无人机的安全飞行区域及队形设计。在此基础上，基于干扰补偿策略为每架无人机设计了协同控制器，最终确保了多无人机在多障碍环境下的安全飞行。     

无人机和巡航导弹用涡扇/涡喷发动机的设计特点

无人机和巡航导弹发动机有许多共性,人们有时候会把它们混淆。本文详细分析了无人机和巡航导弹的区别,对比研究了它们对发动机的要求和关键属性,随后分析了无人机和巡航导弹对涡扇/涡喷发动机的特殊要求与设计特性,以及目前正在开发的先进技术。     

基于自组网策略的多机编队与防撞任务研究

近年来多旋翼无人机编队飞行技术取得了巨大的突破,将无人机技术与自组网技术相结合将会促进无人机集群技术的发展。为了促进无人机编队飞行技术的发展,以5架六旋翼无人机为研究对象,重点研究了基于自组网策略的多旋翼无人机队形组成、队形保持、队形重构以及飞行过程中的避碰策略,设计了数据闭环的地面编队控制软件并进行试飞验证。测试结果表明,该数据闭环地面编队控制软件稳定可靠,实现了编队队形组成、保持、重构以及在队形变换过程中的机间避碰等功能,对多旋翼无人机编队飞行工程化实现具有一定的参考价值。     

Time-triggered State-machine Reliable Software Architecture for Micro Turbine Engine Control

Time-triggered (TT) embedded software pattern is well accepted in aerospace industry for its high reliability. Fi-nite-state-machine (FSM) design method is widely used for its high efficiency and predictable behavior. In this paper, the time-triggered and state-machine combination software architecture is implemented for a 25 kg thrust micro turbine engine (MTE) used for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system; also model-based-design development workflow for airworthiness software directive DO-178B is utilized. Experimental results show that time-triggered state-machine software architecture and development method could shorten the system development time, reduce the system test cost and make the turbine engine easily comply with the airworthiness rules.     

Unmanned aerial vehicle swarm mission reliability modeling and evaluation method oriented to systematic and networked mission

With the development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system autonomy, network communication technology and group intelligence theory, mission execution in the form of a UAV swarm will be an important realization of future applications. Traditional single-UAV mission reliability modeling methods have been unable to meet the requirements of UAV swarm mission reliability modeling. Therefore, the UAV swarm mission reliability modeling and evaluation method is proposed. First, aimed at the interdependence among the multiple layers, a multi-layer network model of a UAV swarm is established. At the same time, based on the system having the following characteristics—using a mission chain to complete the mission and applying the connectivity of the mission network—the mission network model of a UAV swarm is established. Second, vulnerability and connectivity are selected as two indicators to reflect the reliability of the mission, and aimed at random attack and deliberate attack, vulnerability and connectivity evaluation methods are proposed. Finally, the validity and accuracy of the constructed model are verified through simulations, and the model and selected indicators can meet the reliability requirements of the UAV swarm mission. In this way, this study provides quantitative reference for UAV-swarm-related decision-making work and supports the development of UAV-swarm-related work.     

面向任务协同的云端融合计算架构研究

以有人机/无人机自组云为场景,研究了基于云数据中心、有人机和无人机任务协同的云端融合任务协同处理架构,在该架构中,有人机作为边缘计算处理节点,无人机作为端节点。通过分层设计,将基于无人机自组云的云端融合架构自顶往下划分为用户应用层、组件服务层、资源抽象层、操作系统层、物理资源层五个层级,并对各层级进行功能划分设计。最后通过典型实例仿真试验做了架构性验证。     

某型无人机的易损性评估和减缩设计

无人机在现代战争中扮演着越来越重要的角色,其易损性问题也成为无人机设计中必须考虑的关键问题之一.利用Patran建立了某型无人机的易损性模型;并用飞机易损性仿真评估系统对该模型的易损性进行了计算;进而提出了易损性减缩设计方案;通过再次计算可知该设计方案可明显降低其易损性.     

导弹集群协同作战任务规划系统

以领弹/攻击弹等新概念作战方式为例,讨论基于C4ISR系统下的导弹集群协同作战的总体框架,对信息融合系统、态势评估系统、任务规划系统、战毁评估系统及数据链系统等进行了分析,并对任务规划的主要算法,如A*,D*,Voronoi图法等进行了分析比较,最后设计了任务规划系统的硬件体系框架和软件结构模块.