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Table 2 Notations used in this section

From: A cluster positioning architecture and relative positioning algorithm based on pigeon flock bionics

Notations

Meaning

\({\varvec{G}}\)

Abstract diagram of cluster

\({\varvec{V}}\)

Set of all nodes

\({\varvec{E}}\)

Set of all edges,\({\varvec{E}}=\{{\varvec{L}},{\varvec{D}}\}\)

\({\varvec{L}}\)

Set of all distance constraints

\({\varvec{D}}\)

Set of all directional constraints

\(|{\varvec{N}}|\)

Number of elements in set \({\varvec{N}}\)

\({{\varvec{v}}}_{{\varvec{i}}}\)

Node \(i\)

\({{\varvec{L}}}_{{\varvec{n}}}\)

Distance constraint \(n\)

\({{\varvec{D}}}_{{\varvec{n}}}\)

Directional constraint \(n\)

\({{\varvec{p}}}_{{\varvec{i}}}\)

Mapping coordinates of node \(i\) in \({{\varvec{R}}}^{2}\) space

\({\varvec{R}}\left({\varvec{G}},\boldsymbol{ }{\varvec{P}}\right)\)

Rigid matrix of frame \(\left(G, P\right)\)