25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-6.6.2

MULTI-AGENT FORMATION CONTROL FOR UAV SWARMING

O. E. Ilaya, C. Bil
RMIT, Australia

Keywords: UAV Swarm Control, Control Design

A unified theoretical approach to multi-agent formation control of UAVs was presented. Intelligent path planning methods were used to coordinate flock agents into formation patterns. Simulation results demonstrated decentralised and self-organised behaviour. Optimal constraints were applied, and the algorithm was simulated for a flock of UAVs for multi-point engagement operations.

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