Planar-Sector LOS Guidance for Interception of Agile Targets with Lifting-Wing Quadcopters
Researchers developed a Planar-Sector Line-of-Sight (PS-LOS) guidance law for lifting-wing quadcopters to intercept agile targets over long distances. By constraining the line of sight to a specific planar sector aligned with the camera, they improved maneuverability and reduced aerodynamic drag. The system uses a two-layer control architecture and a delay-compensated Extended Kalman Filter to achieve robust interception up to 138 meters.