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This work was supported partially by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61503185) and Opening Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Virtual Reality Technology and Systems of China (Grant No. BUAA-VR-15KF-11).
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Wang, Y., Wang, D. Tight formation control of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles through an adaptive control method. Sci. China Inf. Sci. 60, 070207 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-016-9092-y
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