Consensus-based Localization by Using Array of Antennas on a Fixed-Wing UAV

A novel localization scheme, based on RSSI, is developed to make a fixed winged UAVs localize or track a target. Previous RSSI based localization methods require fingerprinting, knowledge about the transmitted power from the source as well as antenna and channel characteristics to apply the propagation loss formula. However, the proposed method in this paper only compares the received powers by antennas on a linear array and applying a control algorithm to ensure the consensus on received power, then find the location of the device.