Bearing‐based autonomous communication relay positioning under field‐of‐view constraints
Marco Fabris, Daniel Zelazo · Advanced Control for Applications · 2022
Abstract This article investigates the problem of communication relay establishment for multiple agent‐based mobile units using a relay vehicle. The objective is to drive autonomously the relay vehicle to attain a position for communication relay establishment while maintaining the other vehicles inside of its field‐of‐view. A bearing‐based control law is proposed for the relay drone and designed for both single and multiple agents. We also provide a collision avoidance scheme that ensures no collisions between the relay and other agents. Numerical simulations and experimental results are reported as well to show the efficacy of the proposed approach.