Multivehicle Spacing Along Smooth Curvilinear Paths

Abstract

This paper presents an approach to spacing vehicles along an arbitrary path. Previous research by the authors has shown the development of formation control laws assuming constant distances between vehicles as viewed by inertial observers. However, that approachis not advantageous for spacing vehicles along an arbitrary reference trajectory. By defining along-path and perpendicular-to-path spacing errors, ideal trajectories can be found for each vehicle in the formation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1108566

Entities

People

  • John E. Hurtado
  • Lesley A. Weitz

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautics
  • Air Traffic
  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Astronautics
  • Cooperative Control
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Equations
  • Instability
  • Intellectual Property
  • Law
  • Navigation
  • Simulations
  • Spacecraft
  • Trajectories
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers