This study investigates the finite-time attitude tracking problem of spacecraft. We employ finite-time control methods to develop a novel adaptive controller. The controller utilizes a time-varying non-singular adaptive fast terminal sliding mode. The time-varying sliding mode dynamically adjusts the sliding surface morphology. This adjustment enables precise control performance tuning. Additionally, adaptive methods estimate the upper bound of generalized disturbances. This estimation reduces the computational load of the controller. The proposed controller demonstrates high robustness against external disturbances and inertia uncertainties. Lyapunov methods prove the stability of the contr... More >

Fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) formation technology, as a crucial research direction in multi-agent system cooperative control, while facing constraints in multiple areas, has demonstrated broad application prospects in military reconnaissance, disaster monitoring, agricultural plant protection and other fields in recent years. This paper systematically reviews the key technological systems of fixed-wing UAV formation control, including formation configuration design, communication topology, cooperative control algorithms, navigation positioning and obstacle avoidance strategies. By analyzing the latest research progress, the performance differences between centralized and distribu... More >

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