Bio-inspired pursuit with autonomous hovercraft using Lyapunov-based control

Daigo Shishika, Justin K. Yim, Derek A. Paley

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Abstract

The problem of pursuit has been studied mostly in the context of missile guidance and navigation, however, it is also an essential component in biological systems ranging from prey capture to mating and in bio-inspired engineering applications with small, cheap, and agile vehicles. We consider the pursuit problem with a focus on robustness to noisy sensor measurements and efficiency in the control effort. We design a pursuit law based on Lyapunov analysis and establish its robustness to unknown target acceleration and measurement errors using the concept of ultimate boundedness. We also present the results from experiments conducted to study the practical challenges involved in pursuit by lightweight platforms with noisy sensors. These experiments highlight the benefit of using less control effort in the presence of large measurement errors as compared to existing missile guidance laws.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationACC 2015 - 2015 American Control Conference
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages3107-3113
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781479986842
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 28 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event2015 American Control Conference, ACC 2015 - Chicago, United States
Duration: Jul 1 2015Jul 3 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of the American Control Conference
Volume2015-July
ISSN (Print)0743-1619

Conference

Conference2015 American Control Conference, ACC 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago
Period7/1/157/3/15

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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