Uncertainty-Aware 3D UAV Tracking Using Single-Anchor UWB Measurements

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Autores principales: Ping, Yuqi, Wu, Junwei, Zheng, Bofeng, Liu, Fan, Liang, Tianhao, Zhang, Tingting
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Publicado: 2025
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author Ping, Yuqi
Wu, Junwei
Zheng, Bofeng
Liu, Fan
Liang, Tianhao
Zhang, Tingting
author_facet Ping, Yuqi
Wu, Junwei
Zheng, Bofeng
Liu, Fan
Liang, Tianhao
Zhang, Tingting
contents In this letter, we present an uncertainty-aware single-anchor Ultra-Wideband (UWB)-based 3D tracking framework. Specifically, a mobile Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) maintains a desired standoff distance to a moving target using range and 3D bearing measurements from a multi-antenna UWB anchor rigidly mounted on the UAV. To enhance the stability and safety under measurement degradation and motion uncertainty, we jointly design a robust factor-graph-based target localization method and a covariance-aware control Lyapunov function--control barrier function (CLF--CBF) tracking controller. This controller adaptively adjusts distance bounds and safety margins based on the posterior target covariance provided by the factor graph. The proposed system is evaluated through numerical simulations and real-world experiments carried out in a narrow indoor corridor environment.
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spellingShingle Uncertainty-Aware 3D UAV Tracking Using Single-Anchor UWB Measurements
Ping, Yuqi
Wu, Junwei
Zheng, Bofeng
Liu, Fan
Liang, Tianhao
Zhang, Tingting
Systems and Control
In this letter, we present an uncertainty-aware single-anchor Ultra-Wideband (UWB)-based 3D tracking framework. Specifically, a mobile Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) maintains a desired standoff distance to a moving target using range and 3D bearing measurements from a multi-antenna UWB anchor rigidly mounted on the UAV. To enhance the stability and safety under measurement degradation and motion uncertainty, we jointly design a robust factor-graph-based target localization method and a covariance-aware control Lyapunov function--control barrier function (CLF--CBF) tracking controller. This controller adaptively adjusts distance bounds and safety margins based on the posterior target covariance provided by the factor graph. The proposed system is evaluated through numerical simulations and real-world experiments carried out in a narrow indoor corridor environment.
title Uncertainty-Aware 3D UAV Tracking Using Single-Anchor UWB Measurements
topic Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.17249