Aircraft Swarm Formation Generation Control based on Fixed-time Consensus Theory

Formation generation control in specified time of aircraft swarm was investigated. The aircraft swarm was modeled by a first-order integrator system. Based on the consensus method, the fixed-time consensus control protocols were proposed. The formation reference vector was introduced and by designing the radially continuous Lyapunov function, it was proven that the aircraft swarm could achieve the desired configuration in specified time. Finally, numerical simulations were presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed protocols.