Topology control algorithms in multi-unmanned aerial vehicle networks: An extensive survey

MM Alam, MY Arafat, S Moh, J Shen - Journal of network and computer …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have attracted increased attention from
academic and industrial research communities, owing to their wide range of potential …

Communication and control in collaborative UAVs: Recent advances and future trends

S Javaid, N Saeed, Z Qadir, H Fahim… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The recent progress in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) technology has significantly
advanced UAV-based applications for military, civil, and commercial domains. Nevertheless …

An improved artificial potential field method for path planning and formation control of the multi-UAV systems

Z Pan, C Zhang, Y Xia, H Xiong… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Path planning and formation control are both challenging and critical issues in robotics,
which involve computing an optimal path from the initial position to target while keeping the …

Multiple observers based anti-disturbance control for a quadrotor UAV against payload and wind disturbances

K Guo, J Jia, X Yu, L Guo, L Xie - Control Engineering Practice, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a multiple observers based anti-disturbance control (MOBADC) scheme
against multiple disturbances for a quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The quadrotor …

Distributed sliding mode control for time-varying formation tracking of multi-UAV system with a dynamic leader

J Wang, L Han, X Dong, Q Li, Z Ren - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Time-varying formation tracking control problems for the multi-UAV system are investigated
in this paper, where a leader with dynamic input is considered. Based on the sliding mode …

Omni-swarm: A decentralized omnidirectional visual–inertial–uwb state estimation system for aerial swarms

H Xu, Y Zhang, B Zhou, L Wang, X Yao… - Ieee transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Decentralized state estimation is one of the most fundamental components of autonomous
aerial swarm systems in GPS-denied areas; yet, it remains a highly challenging research …

Decentralized visual-inertial-UWB fusion for relative state estimation of aerial swarm

H Xu, L Wang, Y Zhang, K Qiu… - 2020 IEEE international …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The collaboration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has become a popular research topic
for its practicability in multiple scenarios. The collaboration of multiple UAVs, which is also …

Event-triggered formation control for time-delayed discrete-time multi-agent system applied to multi-UAV formation flying

Z Yan, L Han, X Li, X Dong, Q Li, Z Ren - Journal of the Franklin Institute, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper studies the formation control for a time-delayed discrete-time multi-agent system
(MAS). An event-triggered controller is proposed to reduce the communication load of the …

Distributed UAV swarm formation and collision avoidance strategies over fixed and switching topologies

J Wu, C Luo, Y Luo, K Li - IEEE transactions on cybernetics, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article proposes a controlling framework for multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
to integrate the modes of formation flight and swarm deployment over fixed and switching …

Bio-inspired approaches for energy-efficient localization and clustering in UAV networks for monitoring wildfires in remote areas

MY Arafat, S Moh - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In dynamic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks, localization and clustering are
fundamental functions for cooperative control. In this article, we propose bio-inspired …