AUTHOR=Mayle Melody N. , Sharma Rajnikant 

TITLE=Platooning in UAM airspace structures: applying trajectory shaping guidance law and exploiting cooperative localization

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Aerospace Engineering

VOLUME=2

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/aerospace-engineering/articles/10.3389/fpace.2023.1176812

DOI=10.3389/fpace.2023.1176812

ISSN=2813-2831

ABSTRACT=<p>A novel control technique for the platooning of aerial vehicles is here introduced, and its stability is analyzed. The controller applies a missile guidance law that was initially adapted for path-following and subsequently extended to platooning. The positions of all agents within a platoon employing this controller are estimated by exploiting cooperative localization, and these estimated positions are fed back into the controller. Using simulation, the agents within a platoon are demonstrated to follow their desired path and avoid collision, even in environments with intermittent Global Positioning System signals and limited sensing ranges.</p>