Experimental Demonstration of Multiple Robot Cooperative Target Intercept
Timothy W. McLain, Randal W. Beard, J.M. Kelsey · AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit · 2002
This paper presents experimental results for the simultaneous intercept of preassigned targets by a team of mobile robots. The robots are programmed to mimic the dynamic behavior of unmanned air vehicles in constant-altitude flight. In proceeding to their targets, robots must avoid both known static threats and pop-up threats. An overview of the cooperative control strategy followed is given, as well as a description of the robot hardware and software used. Experimental results demonstrating simultaneous intercept of targets by the robot team are presented. 1