Navigation Trajectory Prediction of Homing Pigeon Flocks Based on Gaussian Process
Based on the navigation characteristics of homing pigeon flocks in familiar areas,a navigation trajectory prediction model based on Gaussian process for pigeon flocks in"immediate homing area"is proposed.Based on the exper-imental phenomenon of pigeon homing experiment in familiar area,the existing pigeon homing data is statistically analyzed.Considering the individual irrelevance,temporal correlation and observation errors,a mathematical model of navigation traj-ectory prediction based on Gaussian process is established to predict the flight trajectories of pigeon flocks in familiar area.The convergence of pigeon flight trajectories is also demonstrated from behavioral and mathematical models,and the poten-tial habitual route structure and the range of change of pigeons are given quantitatively from incomplete observation informa-tion.The simulation experiment verifies the consistency and rationality of the prediction model based on the real homing flight data of pigeon flocks,which provides methodological support for the prediction of autonomous navigation trajectory of unmanned aerial vehicles with the incomplete information.