Cooperative interception with fast multiple model adaptive estimation

For the case that two pursuers intercept an evasive target,the cooperative strategies and state estimation methods taken by pursuers can seriously affect the guidance accuracy for the target,which performs a bang For the case that two pursuers intercept an evasive target,the cooperative strategies and state estimation methods taken by pursuers can seriously affect the guidance accuracy for the target,which performs a bang-bang evasive maneuver with a random switching time.Combined Fast multiple model adaptive estimation(Fast MMAE)algorithm,the cooperative guidance law takes detection configuration affecting the accuracy of interception into consideration.Introduced the detection error model related to the line-of-sight(LOS)separation angle of two interceptors,an optimal cooperative guidance law solving the optimization problem is designed to modulate the LOS separation angle to reduce the estimation error and improve the interception performance.Due to the uncertainty of the target bang-bang maneuver switching time and the effective fitting of its multi-modal motion,Fast MMAE is introduced to identify its maneuver switching time and estimate the acceleration of the target to track and intercept the target accurately.The designed cooperative optimal guidance law with Fast MMAE has better estimation ability and interception performance than the traditional guidance law and estimation method via Monte Carlo simulation.

Robust state of charge and state of health estimation for batteries using a novel multi model approach

Estimation of state-of-charge and state-of-health for batteries is one of the most important feature for modern battery management system(BMS).Robust or adaptive methods are the most investigated because a more intelligent BMS could lead to sensible cost reduction of the entire battery system.We propose a new robust method,called ERMES(extendible range multi-model estimator),for determining an estimated state-of-charge(SoC),an estimated state-of-health(SoH)and a prediction of uncertainty of the estimates(state-of-uncertainty—SoU),thanks to which it is possible to monitor the validity of the estimates and adjust it,extending the robustness against a wider range of uncertainty,if necessary.Specifically,a finite number of models in state-space form are considered starting from a modified Thevenin battery model.Each model is characterized by a hypothesis of SoH value.An iterated extended Kalman filter(EKF)is then applied to each model in parallel,estimating for each one the SoC state variable.Residual errors are then considered to fuse both the estimated SoC and SoH from the bank of EKF,yielding the overall SoC and SoH estimates,respectively.In addition,a figure of uncertainty of such estimates is also provided.

EMMAE failure detection system and failure evaluation over flight performance

Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to present the research into fault detection and isolation(FDI)and evaluation of the reduction of performance after failures occurred in the flight control system(FCS)during its mission operation.Design/methodology/approach–The FDI is accomplished via using the multiple models scheme which is developed based on the Extend Kalman Filter(EKF)algorithm.Towards this objective,the healthy mode of the FCS under different type of failures,including the control surfaces and structural,should be considered.It developed a bank of extended multiple models adaptive estimation(EMMAE)to detect and isolate the above mentioned failures in the FCS.In addition,the performances including the flight envelope,the voyage and endurance in cruising are proposed to reference and evaluate the process of mission,especially for UAV under failure conditions.Findings-The contribution of this paper is to provide the information not only about the failures,but also considering whether the UAV can accomplish the task for the ground station.Originality/value-The main contribution of this paper is in the areas of the structural and control surface faults researching,which are occurred in the mission procedures and emphasized the identification of those failures’magnitudes.The FDI scheme includes the performance evaluation,while the evaluation obtained through the extensive numerical simulations and saved in the offline database.As a consequence,it is more accurate and less computationally demanding while evaluating the performance.