CN105425818B - A kind of unmanned vehicle independent safe flight control method - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a kind of unmanned vehicle independent safe flight control methods, including two parts, first, in flight course, change for unmanned vehicle state of flight, sliding-window filtering is carried out using to error information, the historical data unrelated with current state is effectively rejected, disturbs excessive data, accelerate convergence process, reduce overshoot, increases the stability that unmanned vehicle state changes process.Second is that switching for unmanned vehicle way point, the switching of way point is carried out by following logic, first determine whether the distance between unmanned vehicle and current goal way point, simultaneously, in order to which flight safety considers, when being unsatisfactory for above-mentioned switching condition and judge that unmanned vehicle is parallel at a distance from flight path with target destination less than certain value, target destination also can be switched to next destination by system automatically.Method disclosed by the invention can effectively improve the reliability of the stability and way point switching of unmanned vehicle state change, can improve flight safety conscientiously.
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Technical field:
The invention belongs to unmanned vehicle technical fields, refer in particular to a kind of unmanned vehicle independent safe flight control method.
Background technology:
Currently, unmanned vehicle technology is grown rapidly, and unmanned vehicle can carry many sophisticated equipments, pass through autopilot
Default flight path and people execute various tasks in the mode of circuit remote control, can effectively evade pilot driver and fly
The risk that machine is undertaken, this has embodied the huge security advantages of unmanned vehicle.
Meanwhile with the paces of unmanned vehicle civil nature, unmanned vehicle is in photography of taking photo by plane, urban road mapping, friendship
The application in the fields such as logical monitoring is also more and more extensive.Execute such task, the autonomous flight ability and safety of unmanned vehicle
Performance can not be ignored, because urban population is intensive, once unmanned vehicle often brings serious consequence from falling from high altitude.
Unmanned vehicle executes the reliability of task, task ability, especially safety also have been to be concerned by more and more people and pay attention to,
Also many problems need further perfect.
Problem one, unmanned vehicle executes aerial mission in the air, and according to mission requirements, task height, task speed is all
It is possible that changing in wide range, during this relates to the change of unmanned vehicle state of flight, in itself control rudder face
The adjustment problem of vertical position.In classic control method, typically by new equilbrium position is found out to the integral of error, accidentally
All historical informations are contained in the integral of difference, including the excessive error message etc. of disturbance.Farther out from current time
Historical information and error message are no advantage to current state change, the control flaps of one side historic state and current state
The neutral position in face is different, and historical information hinders the change of current state, needs the overshoot long period that could eliminate historical information
Influence, influence convergence rate;On the other hand, the historical information of mistake needs larger overshoot to eliminate, and influences state change
Stability.
Problem two, unmanned vehicle execute aerial mission in the air, and flight track is to carry serial number by a series of
Way point composition, way point mainly contains the information such as longitude and latitude, height, flying speed, main function is to guide nobody
Aircraft flies along fixation locus, and way point may be simply referred to as destination.Way point is typically to be designed before flying, and uploads to nobody and flies
In row device autopilot, can also real-time online change, designed way point is known as default way point or default destination before flying,
The track of line is known as default flight path, during real-time flight, unmanned plane quilt between the default way point of two adjacent numbers
Control system, which is guided, wishes that the way point for reaching and not reaching temporarily is known as current target waypoint or target destination.Unmanned plane arrives
After near up to target waypoint, control system will operate target waypoint according to certain control logic, by target
Way point is switched to Next Serial Number or the way point of specified number.Switch logic is particularly significant in way point handoff procedure, switching
Logic needs to carry out comprehensive consideration to unmanned vehicle flight precision and flight safety.If excessively unmanned vehicle is required to fly
Precision, by the very little of the setting of turning radius in advance of way point switching, unmanned vehicle by turning radius itself due to being limited
It with the influence of the disturbance of wind, can not may fly into always Zone switched, cause unmanned vehicle near target waypoint with big
Gradient roll angle is turn-taked, and easily lures that unmanned vehicle crashes into;Equally, if only considering safety, if unmanned vehicle with
The distance that target waypoint is parallel to flight path switches to next way point less than certain value, then, unmanned vehicle at this time
May with target waypoint at a distance from flight path also farther out, there are no that can execute, the way point is preset to be detectd unmanned vehicle
Task is looked into or hit, next way point is just had been switched to, can undoubtedly influence the ability that unmanned vehicle executes task in this way.
Invention content
The present invention is directed to the deficiency of existing unmanned vehicle control method, it is proposed that a kind of unmanned vehicle independent is winged safely
Row control method can effectively solve the problem that the safety issue during unmanned vehicle independent flight control.
The technical scheme is that:
The invention mainly comprises two parts, first, in flight course, switch for unmanned vehicle state of flight, use
Sliding-window filtering is carried out to error information, the historical data unrelated with current state can be effectively rejected, disturb excessive number
According to quickening convergence process reduces overshoot, increases the stability that unmanned vehicle state changes process.Second is that being directed to unmanned flight
Device way point switches, and the switching of way point is carried out by following logic, first determines whether unmanned vehicle and current goal way point
The distance between, meanwhile, in order to which flight safety considers, unmanned vehicle and target are judged when being unsatisfactory for above-mentioned switching condition
When the distance that way point is parallel to flight path is less than certain value, target waypoint also can be switched to next way point by system automatically.
Method disclosed by the invention can effectively improve the reliability of the stability and way point switching of unmanned vehicle state change, energy
It is enough to improve flight safety conscientiously.
A kind of unmanned vehicle independent safe flight control method, it is characterised in that:Including unmanned vehicle state of flight
Handoff-security and unmanned vehicle way point handoff-security two parts,
The unmanned vehicle state of flight handoff-security, includes the following steps:
S1.1:Autopilot starts, and the error information of sensor initializing, all integral terms is initialized as zero;
S1.2:Unmanned vehicle takes off, and is introduced into climb mode, specified altitude assignment to be climbed to, into cruise mode, margin of error
According to starting to integrate;
S1.3:Whether error in judgement is excessive, such as within the scope of boundary value, directly records;It is more than such as boundary value, according to boundary
Value record;
S1.4:Setting preserves the sum of error information, later every when the sum of the error information of record is equal to setting value
As soon as recording a newest error information, a historical data most remote is deleted, constantly updates error information, keeps data total
Number is setting value.
The unmanned vehicle way point handoff-security, includes the following steps:
S2.1:According to the location information of unmanned vehicle current location information and default way point, unmanned vehicle is calculated
The distance between current location and current goal way point D;
S2.2:Judge whether distance D is less than default turning radius in advance, if it is lower, current goal way point is switched
To next target waypoint, it is transferred to step S2.1;If it is not, entering step S2.3;
S2.3:According to the location information of unmanned vehicle current location information and default way point, unmanned vehicle is calculated
Current location is parallel to default flight path distance d between current goal way point;
S2.4:Judge whether distance d is less than preset handoff-security amount, if it is lower, current goal way point is cut
Next target waypoint is shifted to, step S2.1 is then transferred to;If it is not, being directly transferred to step S2.1, carries out a new round and sentence
It is disconnected.
The problem of for described in background technology one, the present invention devises state of flight safe switching method, to margin of error
According to sliding-window filtering is carried out, the historical data unrelated with current state is rejected in time, disturbs excessive data, is made and current shape
The related error information of state is dominant in time, can effectively accelerate convergence rate, reduces overshoot, increases steady during state changes
It is qualitative.
The problem of for described in background technology two, the present invention fully consider required precision in way point handoff procedure and
The requirement of safe and reliable property, devises way point safe switching method, and cutting for way point in flight course is carried out by following logic
It changes.Judged whether to be switched to next way point according to the distance between unmanned vehicle and target waypoint first, then judges nothing
People's aircraft is parallel at a distance from flight path whether meet switching condition with target waypoint, can not only meet unmanned vehicle execution
Required precision when task also can guarantee reliability and the safety of way point switching.
Compared with prior art, it is an advantage of the invention that:(1) pass through the side to error information progress sliding-window filtering
Method eliminates the historical data unrelated with current state, disturbs excessive wrong data, accelerates the change of state in time
Journey improves convergence rate, reduces unnecessary overshoot, increases the stability during state of flight changes.(2) comprehensive
The requirement for switching precision and reliability when unmanned vehicle executes task to way point is considered, is shifted to an earlier date it is first determined whether meeting
The switching condition of turning radius, if it is satisfied, just automatically switching to next way point, it is not necessary to be further continued for flying to target waypoint
Row, has saved the flight time;When abnormal conditions occur, for example being interfered compared with extreme crosswind, unmanned vehicle can not be flown into advance
The region of turning radius, as long as but unmanned vehicle on the direction for being parallel to default flight path between target waypoint away from
From less than certain value, so that it may to automatically switch to next way point, so that unmanned vehicle is left crosswind interference safely stronger
Region ensure that the safety of unmanned vehicle, improve the safety and reliability of way point switching.
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Fig. 1 is flight error data sliding-window filtering algorithm flow chart;
Fig. 2 is sliding-window filtering algorithm schematic diagram;
Fig. 3 is way point safe switching method schematic diagram.
In Fig. 3, xg、ygRepresent two axis of floor coordinate system;Wi-1、Wi、Wi+1Respectively design in order in advance
Way point;Default flight path is Wi-1、Wi、Wi+1The line of each dot center, and abnormal flight path is then random, and one is given in figure
Kind common situations;With Wi-1、Wi、Wi+1Centered on each way point, shift to an earlier date turning radius (being usually 100 meters) by what is set,
Border circular areas shown in figure can be obtained, unmanned vehicle flies into border circular areas, i.e., can automatically switch to target waypoint
It is next;When there are abnormal conditions, unmanned vehicle flies not into border circular areas, the long dotted line of vertical direction in having crossed figure
After (safety line), equally target waypoint can be switched to automatically next;Vertical long dotted line (safety line) and target course
Point WiThe distance between be usually in advance turning radius a quarter, about 25 meters;
Specific implementation mode
The present invention is described further below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
A kind of unmanned vehicle independent safe flight control method of the present invention, including unmanned vehicle state of flight are cut safely
It changes and unmanned vehicle way point handoff-security two parts.
First part:State of flight safe switching method
Fig. 1 is flight error data sliding-window filtering algorithm flow chart.
As shown in Figure 1, sliding-window filtering algorithm calculates, steps are as follows:
S1.1:Autopilot starts, and the error information of sensor initializing, all integral terms is initialized as zero;
S1.2:Unmanned vehicle takes off, and is introduced into climb mode, specified altitude assignment to be climbed to, into cruise mode, margin of error
According to starting to integrate;
S1.3:Whether error in judgement is excessive, such as within the scope of boundary value, directly records;It is more than such as boundary value, according to boundary
Value record;
S1.4:Setting preserves the sum of error information, later every when the sum of the error information of record is equal to setting value
As soon as recording a newest error information, a historical data most remote is deleted, constantly updates error information, keeps data total
Number is setting value.Fig. 2 is sliding-window filtering algorithm schematic diagram.
Second part:Way point safe switching method
Fig. 3 is way point safe switching method schematic diagram.
Way point handoff-security logic is as follows:
(1) it according to the location information of unmanned vehicle current location information and default way point, calculates unmanned vehicle and works as
The distance between front position and current goal way point D.
Wherein, xaAnd yaIt is relative coordinate of the unmanned vehicle current location under earth axes, xbAnd ybIt is target boat
The relative coordinate of waypoint.
(2) judge whether distance D is less than default turning radius in advance, if it is lower, current goal way point is switched to
Next target waypoint is transferred to (1);If it is not, judging into the next item down.
(3) it according to the location information of unmanned vehicle current location information and default way point, calculates unmanned vehicle and works as
Front position is parallel to default flight path distance d between current goal way point.
D=| yb-ya|
(4) judge whether distance d is less than preset handoff-security amount, if it is lower, current goal way point is switched
To next target waypoint, it is then transferred to step (1);If it is not, being directly transferred to (1), new round judgement is carried out.
The explanation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention contained above, this be for the technical characteristic that the present invention will be described in detail, and
Be not intended to invention content being limited in concrete form described in embodiment, according to the present invention content purport carry out other
Modifications and variations are also protected by this patent.The purport of the content of present invention is to be defined by the claims, rather than by embodiment
Specific descriptions are defined.
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1. a kind of unmanned vehicle independent safe flight control method, it is characterised in that:Pacify including unmanned vehicle state of flight
Full switching and unmanned vehicle way point handoff-security two parts,
The unmanned vehicle state of flight handoff-security, includes the following steps:
S1.1:Autopilot starts, and the error information of sensor initializing, all integral terms is initialized as zero;
S1.2:Unmanned vehicle takes off, and is introduced into climb mode, specified altitude assignment to be climbed to, into cruise mode, error information is opened
Begin integral;
S1.3:Whether error in judgement is excessive, such as within the scope of boundary value, directly records;It is more than such as boundary value, remembers according to boundary value
Record;
S1.4:Setting preserves the sum of error information, when the sum of the error information of record is equal to setting value, often records later
As soon as newest error information deletes a historical data most remote, error information is constantly updated, holding data count is
Setting value;
The unmanned vehicle way point handoff-security, includes the following steps:
S2.1:According to the location information of unmanned vehicle current location information and default way point, it is current to calculate unmanned vehicle
The distance between position and current goal way point D;
S2.2:Judge whether distance D is less than default turning radius in advance, if it is lower, current goal way point is switched to down
One target waypoint is transferred to step S2.1;If it is not, entering step S2.3;
S2.3:According to the location information of unmanned vehicle current location information and default way point, it is current to calculate unmanned vehicle
Position is parallel to default flight path distance d between current goal way point;
S2.4:Judge whether distance d is less than preset handoff-security amount, if it is lower, current goal way point is switched to
Then next target waypoint is transferred to step S2.1;If it is not, being directly transferred to step S2.1, new round judgement is carried out.
2. a kind of unmanned vehicle state of flight safe switching method, it is characterised in that:Include the following steps:
S1:Autopilot starts, and the error information of sensor initializing, all integral terms is initialized as zero;
S2:Unmanned vehicle takes off, and is introduced into climb mode, specified altitude assignment to be climbed to, into cruise mode, error information starts
Integral;
S3:Whether error in judgement is excessive, such as within the scope of boundary value, directly records;It is more than such as boundary value, remembers according to boundary value
Record;
S4:Setting preserves the sum of error information, when the sum of the error information of record is equal to setting value, often records one later
A newest error information just deletes a historical data most remote, constantly updates error information, and it is to set to keep data count
Definite value.
3. a kind of unmanned vehicle way point safe switching method, which is characterized in that include the following steps:
S1:According to the location information of unmanned vehicle current location information and default way point, unmanned vehicle present bit is calculated
Set the distance between current goal way point D;
S2:Judge whether distance D is less than default turning radius in advance, if it is lower, current goal way point is switched to next
Target waypoint is transferred to step S1;If it is not, entering step S3;
S3:According to the location information of unmanned vehicle current location information and default way point, unmanned vehicle present bit is calculated
It sets and is parallel to default flight path distance d between current goal way point;
S4:Judge whether distance d is less than preset handoff-security amount, if it is lower, current goal way point is switched to down
Then one target waypoint is transferred to step S1;If it is not, being directly transferred to step S1, new round judgement is carried out.
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