Bilateral Teleoperation of Multiple UAVs with Decentralized Bearing-only Formation Control

TitleBilateral Teleoperation of Multiple UAVs with Decentralized Bearing-only Formation Control
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsFranchi, A, Masone, C, Bülthoff, HH, Robuffo Giordano, P
Conference Name2011 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems
Pagination2215-2222
Date Published09/2011
Conference LocationSan Francisco, CA
KeywordsBilateral Shared Control of Mobile Robots, Decentralized control, Force feedback, Formation control, Haptics, Motion control of multiple robots, Multi-robot systems, Teleoperation
Abstract

We present a decentralized system for the bilateral teleoperation of groups of UAVs which only relies
on relative bearing measurements, i.e., without the need of distance information or global localization. The properties of a 3D bearing-formation are analyzed, and a minimal set of bearings needed for its definition is provided. We also design a novel decentralized formation control almost globally convergent and able to maintain bounded and non-vanishing inter-distances among the agents despite the absence of direct distance measurements. Furthermore, we develop a multimaster/multi-slave teleoperation setup in order to control the overall behavior of the group and to convey to the human operator suitable force cues, while ensuring stability in presence of delays and packet losses over the master-slave communication channel. The theoretical framework is validated by means of extensive human/hardware in-the-loop simulations using two force-feedback devices and a group of quadrotors.

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