采用一致性算法与虚拟结构的多自主水下航行器编队控制

采用一致性算法与虚拟结构法研究了多自主水下航行器(AUV)小尺度编队控制问题.首先针对各自主水下航行器拥有不同虚拟领航者信息(参考信息)的情况,通过对各AUV拥有的不一致参考信息进行一致性协商而达到状态一致.其次,基于虚拟结构思想采用坐标变换将各AUV相对于虚拟领航者的相对位置转换为各自的期望位置,并设计了一种有限时间跟踪控制律以确保各AUV能在有限时间内跟踪上其期望轨迹,从而实现了多AUV的小尺度有限时间编队控制.最后仿真实验验证了控制策略的有效性.     

考虑状态约束的航天器编队分布式姿态协同跟踪控制

针对有向通信拓扑结构下的航天器编队姿态协同控制问题,提出一种基于反步法的分布式姿态协同跟踪控制律.在仅有部分跟随航天器可以获取动态领航航天器信息的情况下,利用多层神经网络的逼近特性对系统的非线性不确定性进行估计.同时,考虑到航天器编队的姿态协同跟踪控制性能,构造Barrier Lyapunov函数,使得状态变量保持在预设的约束区间内,进而实现对姿态跟踪误差的约束.根据代数图论和Lyapunov理论,证明跟随航天器的姿态跟踪误差最终有界.仿真分析表明了所提出控制方法的有效性.     

通信随机时滞条件下基于分布式模型预测的AUV编队控制

考虑水声通信随机时滞条件下AUV编队协同控制问题,提出一种基于分布式模型预测的AUV编队控制方法.首先,通过所设计的随机时滞通信同步策略,将异步状态信息转换为同步状态信息;然后,结合虚拟轨迹、状态预测、控制约束以及编队内AUV状态信息描述协同编队代价函数,将其引入局部滚动时域优化,实现编队控制目标,并利用李雅普诺夫理论验证编队控制器的稳定性;最后,将所提出方法与现有编队控制方法进行对比仿真,仿真结果验证了其有效性.     

Lurie控制系统的时滞相关绝对稳定性新判据

研究了纵平面内的自主水下航行器(AUV)的跟踪控制问题. 该AUV由一个内部滑动质点及后推进器驱动. 结合滑动质点的运动方程, AUV可视为欠驱动系统. 基于Lyapunov理论及反步控制方法, 提出了一种跟踪控制律以镇定误差动力学并使得位置跟踪误差收敛于零点左右的一个小邻域内. 仿真结果验证了该控制律的有效性.     

基于反步控制的多AUV编队控制方法研究

针对自主水下机器人(AUV)集群编队任务的实际需求,本文提出了一种基于反步控制思想的多AUV编队控制算法.根据多AUV集群系统的平面Leader-Follower编队模型,推导了多AUV编队控制的数学模型和优化目标.对于积分串联型的AUV非线性系统,借鉴反步控制思想设计了一种新型的控制律函数,采用李雅普诺夫理论证明了AUV集群系统编队控制的稳定性.仿真结果表明,采用本文提出的编队控制方法,AUV集群能够较好实现队形保持与队形切换功能,算法收敛,满足实际编队控制的需求.     

输入受限下的无人机编队控制方法研究

针对多旋翼飞行器在轨迹跟踪过程中控制输入受限的问题，设计了一种控制输入受限下的四旋翼无人机协同编队分布式控制算法。首先，对于外环位置子系统，基于线性矩阵不等式的方法，设计了输入受限下的多旋翼飞行器的编队控制律，使得所有无人机的位置收敛到所需的编队模式。其次，对于内环姿态子系统，采用基于双曲正切的方法设计控制输入受限的控制律，使多无人机的姿态趋于一致。最后，基于Lyapunov稳定性理论，证明了系统的稳定性，仿真结果表明，所设计的控制器能够达到良好的协同跟踪控制效果。     

小卫星编队飞行姿态协同控制及仿真

针对具体的对地定向三星编队成像高度计的姿态协同控制问题,基于四元素方法进行了姿态控制系统设计和数字仿真研究.首先定义了坐标系及姿态误差变量.接着设计了一种非线性姿态跟踪控制器,并运用Lyapunov稳定性理论证明了该控制律的全局稳定性.最后通过基于Matlab的数值仿真和基于STK的可视化,进一步验证了该控制律的稳定性和有效性.数值仿真结果表明利用这种方法可以保证编队中的从星时刻跟踪目标姿态.也就是能够实现合成孔径干涉测量的任务目标.     

不同时变延迟下的多AUV编队协调控制

针对无领航者AUV编队协调控制问题,提出了一种不同时变通信延迟下的一致性协调控制方法;首先考虑到AUV之间水下通信存在时间延迟和数据丢失的问题,利用状态反馈线性化理论处理AUV数学模型中的非线性耦合项,从而将复杂的AUV模型转换为双积分器动态模型;其次,针对不同延迟通信情况,设计了位置和速度双独立的拓扑结构以减少编队成员之间发送每个数据包中的数据量;最后,提出了无领航者的多AUV稳定条件,进而将多AUV编队控制问题看作是一致性问题,基于Laypunov-Razumikhin定理证明时延多AUV编队系统的稳定性;该控制方法不仅能够克服不同时变延迟和数据丢失对编队的影响,使所有以随机位置和速度出发的AUV的三维轨迹均能达到一致状态,同时能抑制外界干扰;仿真结果与所提控制方法理论结果一致。     

具有随机多跳时变时延的多航天器协同编队姿态一致性

针对存在随机多跳时变时延的多航天器协同编队的姿态一致性问题,本文设计了可消除随机多跳时变时延影响并能够实现多航天器协同编队姿态角速度一致及姿态角有效跟踪的静态控制器.首先基于有向图论推导出领航者一跟随者误差系统的动态方程,然后通过构造合适的Lyapunov函数将误差系统调节器问题转化为了线性矩阵不等式解的存在性问题,其次通过求解线性矩阵不等式完成了协同编队姿态控制系统的静态控制器设计.理论分析表明,所设计的控制器能够有效消除随机多跳时变时延影响,实现了多航天器协同编队的姿态一致性.数值仿真验证了所提方法的正确性和有效性.     

分布式多无人机的时变编队非线性控制设计

研究了基于分布式通信网络的多无人机时变编队控制问题,考虑到外界扰动对多无人机协同编队系统的影响,提出一种新的连续非线性鲁棒编队控制方法.首先基于一致性方法构造了分布式无人机编队误差系统,降低了编队控制器对全局编队信息的要求;然后采用一种基于误差符号函数积分的鲁棒控制算法补偿未知外界扰动的影响,提高了无人机编队系统的鲁棒性,并基于Lyapunov分析的方法,证明了多无人机编队误差的半全局渐进收敛性;最后在四旋翼无人机编队实验平台上进行了多无人机时变编队的实时实验验证,实验结果表明,所提出的分布式编队控制算法可以实现多无人机时变编队控制,且具有较好的协同性能和抗干扰能力.     

基于虚拟领航者的船舶无源协调编队控制研究

随着海上任务越来越复杂,许多作业过程要求多艘船舶相互协调. 本文结合了虚拟领航者协调策略和无源性理论控制方法的各自优势,提出了一种基于虚拟领航者的无源协调控制方法,来解决多艘船舶的协调路径跟踪问题.通过对虚拟领航者设计路径跟踪控制器,使其领导作业船舶按着指定的路 径进行协调作业,同时定义每艘船舶的队形参考点,应用无源性理论设计同步 控制器使所有船舶的参考点趋于一致,最终实现多艘船舶按一定的队形进行协调路径跟踪.最后通过仿真实验验证了所提算法的有效性.     

基于模糊混合控制的自治水下机器人路径跟踪控制

基于模糊混合控制策略,本文提出了一种用于非线性欠驱动自治水下机器人的鲁棒路径跟踪控制方法.利用Sugeno型模糊推理系统,将PD滑模控制器与非奇异终端滑模控制器光滑连接,构造了模糊混合控制器.它能充分融合这两类控制器的优势,无论系统远离平衡点还是在其附近,都能取得快速收敛的效果.如果,借助于非时间参考量,将该混合控制器用于自治水下机器人路径跟踪控制,将有利于提高它在不确定环境中的跟踪能力.最后,通过仿真计算结果验证了该控制策略的有效性.     

Cooperative formation control of autonomous underwater vehicles: An overview

Formation control is a cooperative control concept in which multiple autonomous underwater mobile robots are deployed for a group motion and/or control mission. This paper presents a brief review on various cooperative search and formation control strategies for multiple autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) based on literature reported till date. Various cooperative and formation control schemes for collecting huge amount of data based on formation regulation control and formation tracking control are discussed. To address the challenge of detecting AUV failure in the fleet, communication issues, collision and obstacle avoidance are also taken into attention. Stability analysis of the feasible formation is also presented. This paper may be intended to serve as a convenient reference for the further research on formation control of multiple underwater mobile robots.     

The bio-inspired model based hybrid sliding-mode tracking control for unmanned underwater vehicles

In this paper a novel hybrid control strategy is developed for trajectory tracking control of unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV). The proposed hybrid control strategy consists of two subsystems: a virtual velocity controller and a sliding-mode controller. The tracking errors are shown to asymptotically converge to zero by Lyapunov stability theory using the new approach, whereas in the traditional backstepping method, speed jump occurs if the tracking error changes suddenly. The biologically inspired model is designed to smooth the virtual velocity controller output, avoid speed jumps of underwater vehicles and satisfy the thruster control constraint. The effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed control strategy are demonstrated through simulations and comparison studies.     

开架水下机器人生物启发离散轨迹跟踪控制

针对水下机器人常规反步跟踪控制的速度跳变问题,提出了基于生物启发模型的反步滑模混合控制方法.应用生物启发模型的平滑、有界输出特性,产生渐变的参考跟踪速度,克服了速度跳变问题,也满足了推进器推力约束.同时自适应滑模控制算法产生跟踪控制律,对于水下干扰及模型不确定影响具有鲁棒性,能够实现水下机器人稳定、准确的轨迹跟踪控制.所提方法的稳定性通过Lyapunov理论进行了证明,并将该方法对FALCON开架水下机器人进行水平面离散轨迹跟踪控制的仿真研究,实验结果表明了提出控制方法的有效性.     

Robust nonlinear motion control for AUVs

We show how an efficient nonlinear controller for a general model of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) dynamics, with uncertainties and external disturbances, can be designed by means of Lyapunov techniques. The control task we consider consists of tracking a given reference trajectory. As part of the design strategy, both model uncertainties and external disturbances physically corresponding to the effect of an underwater current are represented as a bounded perturbation of a nominal model of the vehicle dynamics     

Synchronization of multiple autonomous underwater vehicles without velocity measurements

In this paper,we investigate the synchronization control of multiple autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs),considering both state feedback and output feedback cases.Treating multiple AUVs as a graph,we define the tracking error of each AUV with both its own tracking error and the relative position errors with respect to its neighbors taken into account.Lyapunov analysis is used to derive the control law for each AUV.For the output feedback case,a passive filter is used to compensate for the unknown relative velocity errors among AUVs,and an observer is employed to estimate the velocity of the AUV itself.Rigid mathematical proof is provided for the proposed algorithms for both state feedback and output feedback cases.Simulations are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.It is shown that,the synchronization error is smaller in the case of considering the relative errors between AUVs than in the case of considering the tracking error of the single AUV only.     

Model predictive and non-cooperative dynamic game fault recovery control strategies for a network of unmanned underwater vehicles

In this paper, the problem of control and fault recovery for a team of autonomous underwater vehicles in the presence of loss of effectiveness (LOE) actuator faults is addressed. Towards this end, two different fault recovery control strategies based on the model predictive control technique as well as the dynamic game theory are proposed and developed. Given the allowable information that can be exchanged among the agents, both centralised and semi-decentralised recovery control schemes are considered and their associated corresponding fault recovery strategies are developed. The proposed active fault recovery control strategies incorporate both the online inaccurate as well as delayed actuator fault estimates to reconfigure the nominal (healthy state) controllers. The effectiveness of the proposed semi-decentralised fault recovery control schemes is quantitatively investigated through extensive simulation case studies considering various LOE actuator fault severities in one or more unmanned vehicles as well as fault detection and isolation module imperfections such as fault estimation error and time delays in detecting the faults. The simulation results demonstrate and illustrate that our proposed semi-decentralised recovery control scheme can maintain acceptable degraded tracking and formation keeping performance of both the faulty and healthy agents in the team with lower computational and communication bandwidth requirements as well as lower or fairly close control effort cost as compared to the centralised control recovery scheme.     

Fixed-time Sliding Mode Formation Control of AUVs Based on a Disturbance Observer

In this paper,we investigate formation tracking control of autonomous underwater vehicles(AUVs)with model parameter uncertainties and external disturbances.The external disturbances due to the wind,waves,and ocean currents are combined with the model parameter uncertainties as a compound disturbance.Then a disturbance observer(DO)is introduced to estimate the compound disturbance,which can be achieved within a finite time independent of the initial estimation error.Based on a DO,a novel fixed-time sliding control scheme is developed,by which the follower vehicle can track the leader vehicle with all the states globally stabilized within a given settling time.The effectiveness and performance of the method are demonstrated by numerical simulations.