Control Technology for Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS)

Remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) are capable to solve a wide range of application tasks, including ones with high requirements to the time limit of performance. These requirements are mitigated in case of simultaneous use of multiple vehicles of different type. It is expedient to develop and implement technologies that ensure automatic tasks fulfilment in order to improve efficiency of their use. This article describes typical missions for UAVs used in the Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) and suggests the optimum RPAS. Next, it examines the design principles of swarm RPAS control and offers a control algorithm for UAV swarm based on the examined principles. Finally, the article makes a conclusion about perspective of the development of the proposed RPAS used in the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia and about the communication algorithm in the system. In this research article the briefing and typical tasks for UAV used in the EMERCOM are described and analysed. The design principles of RPAS swarm control are described, also the control strategy in swarm and functioning order of UAVs in dynamics and the protocol of local voting of the agents are given. Authors suggest the algorithm of control of the UAV swarm, based on the examined principles.