Bearing-only formation control using an SE(2) rigidity theory

Daniel Zelazo, Paolo Robuffo Giordano, Antonio Franchi

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Abstract

This paper considers a formation control problem for a team of agents that are only able to sense the relative bearings from their local body frame to neighboring agents. It is further assumed that the sensing graph is inherently directed and a common reference frame is not known to all of the agents. Each agent is tasked with maintaining predetermined bearings with their neighbors. Using the recently developed rigidity theory for SE(2) frameworks [1], we propose a gradient-type controller to stabilize the formation. The central construct in the SE(2) rigidity theory for this work is the directed bearing rigidity matrix. We show that a necessary condition for the local stabilization of desired formation is for the corresponding SE(2) framework to be minimally infinitesimally rigid.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication54rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control,CDC 2015
Pages6121-6126
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781479978861
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Feb 2015
Event54th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2015 - Osaka, Japan
Duration: 15 Dec 201518 Dec 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control

Conference

Conference54th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2015
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityOsaka
Period15/12/1518/12/15

Keywords

  • Conferences
  • Coordinate measuring machines
  • Estimation
  • Jacobian matrices
  • Sensors
  • Shape
  • Stability analysis

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Modelling and Simulation
  • Control and Optimization

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