Method of circles for solving formation task in a group of quadrotor UAVs

The paper is dedicated to formation task in a group of unmanned quadrotors. It contains a brief analysis of existing methods for formation task. The authors also propose a new method for solving formation task, which make it possible to ensure accurate compliance with distances between quadrotors in the formation, as well as featuring low computational complexity.

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