A beam rider concept for three point aerial rendezvous guidance

Anjaly, P and Ratnoo, A (2016) A beam rider concept for three point aerial rendezvous guidance. In: AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, 4 January 2016, United States.

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Abstract

The problem of MAV guidance for aerial rendezvous is considered. A three point guidance methodology based on the beam rider concept is proposed. Beam rider guidance positions the follower MAV along the beam directed from a ground based tracking system towards the leader. Analytic guarantee for a resulting rendezvous is derived from the line- of-sight guidance principles. The proposed scheme is validated using extensive 2 D and 3 D simulations. The robustness of the methodology is studied against autopilot delays. The work presents a simple and robust guidance philosophy for assisted aerial rendezvous overcoming payload and size constraints for smaller MAVs. © 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Conference Paper
Publication:	2016 AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference
Publisher:	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
Additional Information:	The copyright of this article belongs to American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
Keywords:	Antennas, 3D simulations; Ground-based tracking; Line-of-sight guidance; Rendezvous guidance; Size constraint, Air navigation
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering(Formerly Aeronautical Engineering)
Date Deposited:	14 Aug 2020 07:38
Last Modified:	14 Aug 2020 07:38
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/66217

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