Consensus Based Rendezvous for a pair of UAVs

https://doi.org/10.58571/CNCA.AMCA.2025.068

Resumen: This paper proposes a consensus-based protocol to achieve rendezvous between a pair of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), each controlled using a state-feedback linearization approach for trajectory tracking. Within this study, rendezvous is defined as the simultaneous arrival of the UAVs at a predetermined location. To accomplish this objective, the proposed protocol modulates the linear velocity of the UAVs—either amplifying or attenuating it—based solely on each aircraft’s relative distance to the target position. Numerical simulations conducted using MATLAB/Simulink are presented to assess the feasibility of the proposed approach.

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Anaya Álvarez, J., Martínez, C., Chavez Guzmán, C., Flores Resendiz, J. & Avilés Velázquez, J. (2025). Consensus Based Rendezvous for a pair of UAVs. Memorias del Congreso Nacional de Control Automático 2025, pp. 397-402. https://doi.org/10.58571/CNCA.AMCA.2025.068

Palabras clave

Consensus, Rendezvous, UAV.

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