Stabilization of Unmanned Air Vehicles over Wireless Communication Channels

Stabilization of Unmanned Air Vehicles over Wireless Communication Channels

This paper addresses the stabilization problem for unmanned air vehicles over digital and wireless communication channels with time delay. In particular, the case with band-limited channels is considered. An observer-based state feedback control policy is employed to stabilize the linear control system of unmanned air vehicles. A sufficient condition on the minimum data rate for mean square sta...

Decentralized Search by Unmanned Air Vehicles Using Local Communication

We present a model consisting of an emergent procedure for n unpiloted, autonomous flying munitions to cooperatively conduct a parallel sweeping search of a geographic area for specific targets. The control of the unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) is decentralized and follows the reactive, behavior-based design philosophy. Global communication is not available to the UAVs; rather, they rely on passi...

Distributed Sensing and Actuation over Bluetooth for Unmanned Air Vehicles

A short range wireless network platform, based on Bluetooth technology and on a Round Robin scheduling is presented. The objective is to build an application independent platform, to support a distributed sensing and actuation control system, which will be used in an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). This platform provides the advantages of wireless communications while assuring low weight, small ...

Wireless Communication over Dispersive Channels

Coordinated Control of Unmanned Air Vehicles