Energy-Efficient Ring Formation Control with Constrained Inputs

No AccessEngineering NotesEnergy-Efficient Ring Formation Control with Constrained InputsPraveen Kumar Ranjan, Abhinav Sinha, Yongcan Cao, Dzung Tran, David Casbeer and Isaac WeintraubPraveen Kumar RanjanUniversity of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249*Graduate Student, Unmanned Systems Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; .Search for more papers by this author, Abhinav Sinha https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6419-2353University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249†Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Unmanned Systems Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; .Search for more papers by this author, Yongcan CaoUniversity of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249‡Associate Professor, Unmanned Systems Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; (Corresponding Author).Search for more papers by this author, Dzung Tran https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9524-9540U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright–Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 45433§Research Associate, Control Science Center; .Search for more papers by this author, David Casbeer https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7065-7337U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright–Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 45433Team Lead, Control Science Center; .Search for more papers by this author and Isaac Weintraub https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2209-2500U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright–Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 45433**Electronics Engineer, Control Science Center; .Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:1 Feb 2023https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G007057SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Frew E. 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