Maneuverable Formation Control in Constrained Space

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Preliminaries

SECTION I Formation Control with Manoeuvrability

Chapter 3 Multilayer Formation Control of Multi-Agent Systems
Chapter 4 Micro Flapping-Wing Vehicles Formation Control with Attitude
Chapter 5 Layered A□ne Formation Control of Networked Uncertain Systems: a Fully Distributed Approach over Directed Graphs
Chapter 6 Cooperative Circumnavigation Control of Networked Microsatellites
Chapter 7 Fully Distributed Cooperative Circumnavigation of Networked Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

SECTION II Formation Control in Constrained Space

Chapter 8 Styled-Velocity Flocking of Autonomous Vehicles: A Systematic Design
Chapter 9 Bioinspired Neurodynamics Based Formation Control for Unmanned Surface Vehicles                   with Line-of-sight Range and Angle Constraints
Chapter 10 Velocity Free Platoon Formation Control for Unmanned Surface Vehicles with Output                     Constraints and Model Uncertainties
Chapter 11 Formation Potential Field for Trajectory Tracking Control of Multi-agents in               Constrained  Space
Chapter 12 Formation Tracking Control of Multi-agents in Constrained Space
Chapter 13 Neural-Network-Based Switching Formation Tracking Control of Multi-Agents with                           Uncertainties in Constrained Space
Chapter 14 Role Switching for Tracking Control of Multi-Agents in Constrained Space.
Chapter 15 Vision-based Leader-Follower Formation Control of Multi-Agents with Visibility                                 Constraints
Chapter 16 Conclusion
References

Biography

Dongyu Li received the B.S. and Ph.D. degree from Control Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, in 2016 and 2020. He was a joint Ph.D. student with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore from 2017 to2019, and a research fellow with the Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, from 2019 to 2021. He is currently an Associate Professor with the School of Cyber Science and Technology, Beihang University, China. His research interests include networked system cooperation, adaptive systems, and robotic control.

Xiaomei Liu received the B.Sc. degree in automation from Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China, in 2013, and the Ph.D. degree from National University of Singapore, Singapore, in 2017. Her current research interests include cooperative control of multiagent systems, social robotics, deep learning, and computer vision.

Qinglei Hu received the B.Eng. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China, in 2001, and the Ph.D. degree, with the specialization in guidance and control, in control science and engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, in 2006. From 2003 to 2014, he was with the Department of Control Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, and then he joined Beihang University, Beijing, China, in 2014, as a Full Professor. His current research interests include variable structure control and applications, and fault-tolerant control and applications.

Shuzhi Sam Ge received the B.Sc. degree from Beihang University, Beijing, China, in 1986 and the Ph.D. degree from the Imperial College London, London, U.K., in 1993. He is the Director of the Social Robotics Laboratory of Interactive Digital Media Institute, Singapore, and the Centre for Robotics, Chengdu, China, and a Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, on leave from the School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu. He has co-authored four books and over 300 international journal and conference papers. His current research interests include social robotics, adaptive control, intelligent systems, and artificial intelligence. Dr. Ge is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Social Robotics (Springer). He has served/been serving as an Associate Editor for a number of flagship journals, including IEEE Transactions on Automation Control, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, and Automatica. He serves as a Book Editor for the Taylor and Francis Automation and Control Engineering Series. He served as the Vice President for Technical Activities from 2009 to 2010 and Membership Activities from 2011 to 2012, and a member of the Board of Governors from 2007 to 2009 at the IEEE Control Systems Society. He is a fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, and the Society of Automotive Engineering.