Title
Robust Consensus-Based Formation Flight for Multiple Quadrotors.
Abstract
In this paper, the robust consensus of the multiple quadrotors for formation flight is proposed as a solution for the multi-agent system (MAS) problem. The Newton-Euler formulation is used in order to describe the mathematical model of the N quadrotors considered as agents and a Super Twisting algorithm controls the translational and rotational dynamics of each agent so that this control algorithm drives the general sliding manifold to zero in finite time. This general sliding manifold consists of a sliding surface for the navigation of each agent and an auxiliary sliding surface for the consensus of the MAS. In this sense, the Super Twisting algorithm provides robustness against parameter uncertainty and disturbances. Then, the robust consensus algorithm guarantees that the MAS executes the formation flight and pursuit in the trajectory tracking even in presence of disturbances. Finally, real-time experiments show that the MAS successfully reaches the consensus.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1007/s10846-018-0843-3
Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems
Keywords
Field
DocType
Multi-agent systems, Super twisting algorithm, Robust consensus, Distributed navigation, Formation flight, Quadrotors
Control algorithm,Consensus algorithm,Control theory,Robustness (computer science),Multi-agent system,Engineering,Manifold,Trajectory,Finite time
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
93
1-2
1573-0409
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
13
Authors
5