Formation tracking control for time-delayed multi-agent systems with second-order dynamics

In this paper, formation tracking control problems for second-order multi-agent systems (MASs) with time-varying delays are studied, specifically those where the position and velocity of followers are designed to form a time-varying formation while tracking those of the leader. A neigh-boring relative state information based formation tracking protocol with an unknown gain matrix and time-varying delays is presented. The formation tracking problems are then transformed into asymptotically stable problems. Based on the Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional approach, condi-tions sufficient for second-order MASs with time-varying delays to realize formation tracking are examined. An approach to obtain the unknown gain matrix is given and, since neighboring relative velocity information is difficult to measure in practical applications, a formation tracking protocol with time-varying delays using only neighboring relative position information is introduced. The proposed results can be used on target enclosing problems for MASs with second-order dynamics and time-varying delays. An application for target enclosing by multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is given to demonstrate the feasibility of theoretical results.     

Formation control for networked multiagent systems with a minimum energy constraint

Minimum-energy formation achievement problems for networked multiagent systems are investigated, where information networks with leaderless and leader-follower structures are respectively addressed and information networks are randomly switching. The critical feature of this work is that the energy constraint is minimum in the sense of the linear matrix inequality, but limited-budget control and guaranteed-cost control cannot realize a minimum-energy formation. Firstly, the leaderless minimum-energy formation control problem is converted into an asymptotic stability one via a nonsingular transformation and state space decomposition, and based on linear matrix inequality techniques, sufficient conditions for analysis and design of leaderless minimum-energy formation achievement are proposed, respectively, which can be solved by the generalized eigenvalue method. Then, main results of minimum-energy formation achievement of leaderless networked multiagent systems are extended leader-follower networked multiagent systems, where the asymmetric property of the leader-follower information network is well dealt with by two nonsingular transformations. Finally, two simulation examples are shown to verify the main results for minimum-energy formation achievements of leaderless and leader-follower networked multiagent systems, respectively.     

异构多智能体系统分组输出时变编队跟踪控制

空地协同控制是前沿的热点研究之一,以无人机、无人车为代表的空地智能体动力学模型的差异为研究带来了挑战。研究了高阶异构多智能体系统在有向拓扑条件下的分组输出时变编队跟踪控制问题,提出了虚拟领导者、分组领导者以及跟随者组成的三层协同控制架构。虚拟领导者用于规划整个多智能体系统的状态轨迹,分组领导者跟踪虚拟领导者所提供的轨迹信息,并相互协作以实现分组间的协同配合。跟随者跟踪分组领导者的输出并实现期望的输出编队。在有向通信拓扑结构条件下,基于局部邻居间的相对信息、观测器理论和滑模控制理论构造了控制协议,利用Lyapunov稳定性理论证明协议的有效性。数值仿真结果表明提出的方法能够实现无人机、无人车等异构智能体的空地协同,具有较好的工程应用价值。     

大规模UAV编队信息交互拓扑的分级分布式生成

UAV编队信息交互拓扑的优化设计是保证UAV编队安全性和任务执行高效性的重要基础。目前队形保持下UAV编队信息交互拓扑生成算法局限于小规模编队,且优化目标单一。针对这一问题,采用了分级分簇结构扩展信息交互拓扑层级,以满足大规模场景,同时以提高编队续航能力和减少编队总通信代价为组合优化目标,提出了基于最小树形图的分级分布式领航-跟随者编队信息交互拓扑生成算法,并通过OMNeT++进行了仿真验证。实验结果表明在考虑位置误差传递迭代时,分级分布式领航-跟随者编队的总通信代价明显低于传统领航-跟随者编队,且通过周期性更新簇首,网络能耗更加均衡,提高了编队续航能力;在80架UAV编队规模下,分级分布式领航-跟随者编队生成算法能够在0.3 s内求解完成,相比于传统领航-跟随者编队算法,求解效率提高了约2.5倍;在100架UAV编队规模下,分级分布式领航-跟随者编队生成算法能够在0.4 s内求解完成,而传统领航-跟随者编队由于位置误差的传递迭代已不能保持原有队形。     

Fully distributed time-varying formation tracking control for multiple quadrotor vehicles via finite-time convergent extended state observer

This paper investigates a time-varying anti-disturbance formation problem for a group of quadrotor aircrafts with time-varying uncertainties and a directed interaction topology. A novel Finite-Time Convergent Extended State Observer (FTCESO) based fully-distributed formation control scheme is proposed to enhance the disturbance rejection and the formation tracking performances for networked quadrotors. By adopting the hierarchical control strategy, the multi-quadrotor system is separated into two subsystems: the outer-loop cooperative subsystem and the inner-loop attitude subsystem. In the outer-loop subsystem, with the estimation of disturbing forces and uncertain dynamics from FTCESOs, an adaptive consensus theory based cooperative controller is exploited to ensure the multiple quadrotors form and maintain a time-varying pattern relying only on the positions of the neighboring aircrafts. In the inner-loop subsystem, the desired attitude generated by the cooperative control law is stably tracked under a FTCESO-based attitude controller in a finite time. Based on a detailed algorithm to specify the cooperative control protocol, the feasibility condition to achieve the time-varying anti-disturbance formation tracking is derived and the rigorous analysis of the whole closed-loop multi-quadrotor system is given. Some numerical examples are conducted to intuitively demonstrate the effectiveness and the improvements of the proposed control framework.     

基于有向图的航天器编队飞行自适应姿态协同控制

在有向通信拓扑下研究了编队航天器自适应姿态协同控制问题。针对航天器编队飞行系统中存在外部扰动和模型不确定性的情况,通过选取包含相对姿态误差和绝对姿态误差的辅助变量,提出了一种鲁棒自适应控制策略。提出了自适应律估计转动惯量矩阵和扰动上界等未知参数,并且利用Lyapunov稳定性理论分析了闭环系统的渐近稳定性。与滑模控制等传统鲁棒控制不同,所设计的鲁棒自适应控制器是连续的,更便于航天器编队飞行系统的实现。最后通过仿真验证了该控制策略能够实现高精度的编队飞行跟踪控制。     

MIMO仿射型非线性系统的滑模切换极值搜索控制

针对 MIMO仿射型非线性系统设计了一种基于分数阶积分的滑模切换极值搜索控制方法,将系统分解为若干个子系统,对每个子系统采用输出跟踪误差以及该误差函数的分数阶积分值构造切换函数,构造滑模切换极值搜索控制律,证明了方法的稳定性。对比已有的方法进行仿真分析,验证了方法具有较好性能。     

通信和测量受限条件下异构多UAV分布式协同目标跟踪方法

研究了通信和测量受限的异构多无人机(UAV)网络化分布式协同目标观测与跟踪问题.该分布式UAV系统采用长机一僚机异构型网络结构,以实现在电子静默和战术隐身条件下扩大探测和打击纵深.提出改进的一致性信息滤波(ICF)算法,实现通信和测量范围内各UAV节点的分布式信息融合.由于一致性算法的收敛性与网络拓扑结构的连通性密切相...     

拦截高超声速目标的异类导弹协同制导律

对于多导弹协同拦截高超声速目标的问题,设计了一种具有领弹-从弹拓扑结构的异类导弹协同制导律:配备有高性能导引头的领弹采用改进比例导引法拦截目标;未配备导引头的从弹利用通信手段,采用二阶一致性跟踪算法,对领弹进行跟踪。两类导弹同时命中目标,形成"多对一"的拦截态势。异构型的制导策略可以降低对导引设备的需求,具备较理想的作战效费比。领弹与从弹的弹道均源于改进比例导引法,具有较理想的弹道特性。给出了协同制导律在固定拓扑与切换拓扑下成立的充分条件。算例仿真验证了所提出的制导律能够实现对高超声速目标的协同拦截,具有良好的可行性。     

分布式控制系统稳定性分析及控制器设计

针对存在总线通信时延和掉包的航空发动机分布式控制系统,分别进行了时延和掉包情况下的系统建模和稳定性分析;利用增广离散化方法将时延系统转化为增广无时延模型,利用迭代方法将数据掉包建模为一定掉包界内的切换系统;分别提出时延和掉包条件下系统的稳定性条件,并通过求解线性矩阵不等式确定系统输出反馈控制增益;最后比较了基于保持输入和重构增益的2种掉包补偿措施。研究结果表明:采用基于时延的反馈控制增益设计和重构增益掉包补偿措施,可以保证分布式发动机控制系统的稳定性并获得最佳性能。     

Delay Depending Decentralized Adaptive Attitude Synchronization Tracking Control of Spacecraft Formation

This paper deals with the problem of cooperative attitude tracking with time-varying communication delays as well as the delays between inter-synchronization control parts and self-tracking control parts in the spacecraft formation flying. First, we present the attitude synchronization tracking control algorithms and analyze the sufficient delay-dependent stability condition with the choice of a Lyapunov function when the angular velocity can be measured. More specifically, a class of linear filters is developed to derive an output feedback control law without having direct information of the angular velocity, which is significant for practical applications with low-cost configurations of spacecraft. Using a well-chosen Lyapunov-Krasovskii function, it is proven that the presented control law can make the spacecraft formation attitude tracking system synchronous and achieve exponential stability, in the face of model uncertainties, as well as non-uniform time-varying delays in communication links and different control parts. Finally, simulation results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control schemes.     

切换拓扑下无人机集群系统时变编队控制

针对多无人机(UAV)间通信拓扑可能发生变化的情况,研究了具有二阶积分特性的无人机集群系统的轨迹跟踪与时变编队控制问题。基于一致性方法设计了编队控制器,将编队控制问题转换成闭环系统的稳定性问题,引入了切换拓扑平均驻留时间的概念,并在此基础上利用线性矩阵不等式(LMI)方法,给出了控制器设计步骤。通过构造分段连续Lyapunov函数,证明了切换拓扑下无人机集群系统能够实现对指定轨迹的跟踪并且实现时变编队飞行。以三维空间运动的无人机集群系统为例进行了仿真验证,结果表明本文所提方法能够解决切换拓扑下无人机集群系统的轨迹跟踪与时变编队问题。     

Distributed cooperative guidance for multiple missiles with fixed and switching communication topologies

This study investigates cooperative guidance problems for multiple missiles with fixed and switching directed communication topologies.A two-step guidance strategy is proposed to realize the simultaneous attack.In the first step,a distributed cooperative guidance law is designed using local neighboring information for multiple missiles to achieve consensus on range-to-go and leading angle.The second step begins when the consensus of multiple missiles is realized.During the second step,multiple missiles disconnect from each other and hit the target using the proportional navigation guidance law.First,based on the local neighboring communications,a sufficient condition for multiple missiles to realize simultaneous attack with a fixed communication topology is presented,where the topology is only required to have a directed spanning tree.Then,the results are extended to the case of switching communication topologies.Finally,numerical simulations are provided to validate the theoretical results.     

多导弹三维编队控制

 多导弹编队控制可极大提高多枚导弹协同作战的效能。重点研究了多导弹编队控制涉及的2个主要问题：编队结构问题和三维编队保持控制器设计问题。提出了改进的领弹-跟随弹编队模式,结合多级分布式控制策略,解决了领弹失效时队形无法保持的问题;设计了基于相对误差的三维非线性跟随弹编队控制器,得到相应的跟踪控制律。不管领弹如何机动,跟随弹与领弹的相对距离始终为指定的期望值,同时跟随弹的速度、航向角和滚转角也能与领弹保持一致,通过仿真验证了所设计的编队控制器具有鲁棒性和稳定性。     

Event-triggered control for containment maneuvering of second-order MIMO multi-agent systems with unmatched uncertainties and disturbances

This paper is concerned with distributed containment maneuvering of second-order Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) multi-agent systems with non-periodic communication and actuation. The agent is subject to unmatched nonlinear dynamics and external disturbances. Event-triggered containment maneuvering control methods is developed based on a modular design. Specifically, an estimator module is constructed based on neural networks and the non-periodic obtained follower information through event-triggered communication. Next, a controller module is designed by using the identified information from the estimator module and a third-order linear tracking differentiator. An event-triggered mechanism is introduced for updating the actuator. Then, a path update law is designed based on the non-periodic leader information through event-triggered communication. The closed-loop system cascaded by the estimation subsystem and control subsystem is proved to be input-to-state stable, and Zeno behavior is excluded in the control process. The proposed method is capable of reducing the consumption of communication and actuation. A simulation example is provided to substantiate the effectiveness of the proposed event-triggered control method for distributed containment maneuvering of second-order MIMO multi-agent systems.     

基于分布式自适应的多智能体容错一致性控制

针对"领航者-跟随者"的多智能体编队，由于领航者系统出现故障引起编队通讯中断而不能完成任务的问题，提出了一种基于一致性理论的分布式自适应控制方法，用于解决该问题。首先，以一个位于顶点的智能体作为领航者，其余3个位于同一条线上的智能体作为跟随者，由此所构成的三角形编队作为被控对象。其中，领航者速度方向作为编队的前行方向，跟随者位于领航者之后。其次，基于图论，对智能体局部信息参数进行分布式自适应更新，并设计分布式自适应控制律，用于弥补多智能体编队中领航者故障所造成的影响。同时，根据相邻智能体的局部信息，设计整体分布式自适应容错控制律，进一步通过构建合理的Lyapunov函数，证明所设计控制器的稳定性，以及"领航者-跟随者"之间相对横向以及相对纵向的距离误差均收敛于固定常数。最后，仿真验证表明：所提出的自适应控制方法具有良好的鲁棒性，这也为工程实践提供了理论依据。     

Beam tracking method based on reconfigurable intelligent surface for obstructed communication

This paper proposes a new reconfigurable intelligent surface based three-dimensional beam tracking method to solve the beam tracking problems for the unmanned aerial vehicle with obstacles in communication channels. The proposed beam tracking method can not only regulate the reconfigurable intelligent surfaces to achieve the beam tracking of the obstructed communications, but also optimize the transmission efficiency of the communication. Firstly, a reconfigurable intelligent surface is proposed, which can correlate the transmission signals by adjusting the phase-shift matrix. Meanwhile, a new communication channel is constructed according to the reconfigurable intelligent surface, which consists of two parts. The first one is the channel between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the reconfigurable intelligent surface, the other is the channel between the reconfigurable intelligent surface and the ground base station. Note that the transmission performance of the communications can be optimized by adjusting the phase shift of each uniform linear array on the reconfigurable intelligent surface. Then, a new beam tracking method for the unmanned aerial vehicle with obstructed communications is proposed on the basis of the reconfigurable intelligent surface. By proposing the mixed genetic algorithm, the estimation accuracy of the azimuth and elevation angles is improved to enhance the performance of the beam tracking. Finally, the simulations are provided to verify the effectiveness of the proposed three-dimensional beam tracking method with reconfigurable intelligent surface.     

Distributed event-triggered adaptive control for second-order nonlinear uncertain multi-agent systems

In this paper, the event-triggered consensus control problem for nonlinear uncertain multi-agent systems subject to unknown parameters and external disturbances is considered. The dynamics of subsystems are second-order with similar structures, and the nodes are connected by undirected graphs. The event-triggered mechanisms are not only utilized in the transmission of information from the controllers to the actuators, and from the sensors to the controllers within each agent, but also in the communication between agents. Based on the adaptive backstepping method, extra estimators are introduced to handle the unknown parameters, and the measurement errors that occur during the event-triggered communication are well handled by designing compensating terms for the control signals. The presented distributed event-triggered adaptive control laws can guarantee the boundness of the consensus tracking errors and the Zeno behavior is avoided. Meanwhile, the update frequency of the controllers and the load of communication burden are vastly reduced. The obtained control protocol is further applied to a multi-input multi-output second-order nonlinear multi-agent system, and the simulation results show the effectiveness and advantages of our proposed method.     

船舶混合动力系统与智能能量管理控制策略研究进展

开发新型动力系统和智能控制策略是解决节能减排的重要技术方向。本文首先对混合动力系统的配置和拓扑结构进行归类与比较，对控制策略中涉及的智能算法进行归纳和总结；其次，对新型动力船舶在动力系统和控制算法使用情况进行阐释；最后，从不同角度对混合动力系统以及能量管理系统的发展趋势进行展望，为绿色船舶混合动力系统开发以及能量管理系统的研发提供了参考依据。