UAV Rendezvous: From Concept to Flight Test
Daniel B. Wilson, Ali Haydar G, Salah Sukkarieh · 2012
The algorithms onboard Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are increasing in complexity and thus require a well established concept to flight test development process to accelerate deployment and avoid loss of aircraft. We present a modular multi-UAV algorithm development framework which combines design, simulation, performance evaluation and deployment in a single, high level graphical environment. The framework is then utilised to develop a heuristic direct search algorithm for rendezvous to leader-follower formation. Fixed-wing simulation and quadrotor flight test results validate the rendezvous algorithm.