A survey of path following control strategies for UAVs focused on quadrotors
The trajectory control problem, defined as making a vehicle follow a pre-established path in
space, can be solved by means of trajectory tracking or path following. In the trajectory …
space, can be solved by means of trajectory tracking or path following. In the trajectory …
Coordinated path-following in the presence of communication losses and time delays
This paper addresses the problem of steering a group of vehicles along given spatial paths
while holding a desired time-varying geometrical formation pattern. The solution to this …
while holding a desired time-varying geometrical formation pattern. The solution to this …
Moving path following for unmanned aerial vehicles with applications to single and multiple target tracking problems
T Oliveira, AP Aguiar… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper introduces the moving path following (MPF) problem, in which a vehicle is
required to converge to and follow a desired geometric moving path, without a specific …
required to converge to and follow a desired geometric moving path, without a specific …
Path following for small unmanned aerial vehicles using L1 adaptive augmentation of commercial autopilots
The paper presents a three-dimensional path-following control algorithm that expands the
capabilities of conventional autopilots, which are normally designed to provide only …
capabilities of conventional autopilots, which are normally designed to provide only …
Adaptive optimal path following for high wind flights
Unmanned aerial vehicle path following is addressed as an infinite horizon regulator
problem. Using the linear quadratic regulator technique an optimal guidance law is derived …
problem. Using the linear quadratic regulator technique an optimal guidance law is derived …
Design of time-constrained guidance laws via virtual leader approach
Z Shiyu, Z Rui, W Chen, D Quanxin - Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 2010 - Elsevier
Guidance problems with flight time constraints are considered in this article. A new virtual
leader scheme is used for design of guidance laws with time constraints. The core idea of …
leader scheme is used for design of guidance laws with time constraints. The core idea of …
An evaluation of UAV path following algorithms
Path following is the simplest desired autonomous navigation capability for UAVs. Several
approaches have been developed in the literature for path following. However, there is no …
approaches have been developed in the literature for path following. However, there is no …
Quadrotor path following and reactive obstacle avoidance with deep reinforcement learning
A deep reinforcement learning approach for solving the quadrotor path following and
obstacle avoidance problem is proposed in this paper. The problem is solved with two …
obstacle avoidance problem is proposed in this paper. The problem is solved with two …
Deep reinforcement learning for quadrotor path following with adaptive velocity
This paper proposes a solution for the path following problem of a quadrotor vehicle based
on deep reinforcement learning theory. Three different approaches implementing the Deep …
on deep reinforcement learning theory. Three different approaches implementing the Deep …
Path‐following control for small fixed‐wing unmanned aerial vehicles under wind disturbances
This paper presents an alternative method of designing a guidance controller for a small
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) so as to perform path following under wind disturbances …
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) so as to perform path following under wind disturbances …