D.D. Emeliyanov, E.Ya. Rubinovich. Trajectory control of 3D observations from an UAV by angular measurements ... P. 112-130

We consider the 3D problem of controlling the trajectory of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The purpose of the control is to increase the accuracy of estimating the spatial coordinates of the UAV from discrete angular measurements of the position of a fixed beacon in the process of guidance of the UAV to a given terminal set. The measurements are contaminated by a discrete white noise with known characteristics. The total guidance time is specified.

Keywords: UAV, angular measurements, control of observations, terminal guidance

Received January 15, 2020

Revised February 2, 2020

Accepted February 10, 2020

Funding Agency: This work was partially supported by the Program fundamental research No. 7 of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Dmitry Dmitrievich Emeliyanov, Cand. Sci. (Engineering), Particle Physics Department of STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, OX11 0QX UK,
e-mail: d.emeliyanov@outlook.com

Evgeny Yakovlevich Rubinovich, Dr. Sci. Engineering, Prof., Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997 Russia, e-mail: rubinvch@ipu.rssi.ru

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Cite this article as: D.D.Emeliyanov, E.Ya.Rubinovich. Trajectory control of 3D observations from an UAV by angular measurements, Trudy Instituta Matematiki i Mekhaniki URO RAN, 2020, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 112–130.