The book organizes the authors’ research outcomes in formation control and cooperative guidance. The theoretical framework of formation control and cooperative guidance is first formulated based on the collaboration of multi‑agent systems. Then, specific methods are presented in consideration of multiple practical issues, including cyber attacks, physical constraints, and obstacle avoidance. The primary features of the book include: 1) the methods are accompanied by comprehensive theoretical analysis; 2) the methods are adaptable to diverse real‑world scenarios.

The book will benefit researchers, engineers, and postgraduate students in the fields of multi‑agent system collaboration, cooperative guidance, autonomous formation, and related areas.

Guofei Li received the Ph.D. degree in navigation, guidance, and control from the School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China, in 2020. From 2020 to 2021, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow of Zhuoyue Program with the School of Cyber Science and Technology, Beihang University. He is currently an Associate Professor with the School of Astronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xian, China. He is also an IEEE member. His research interests include cooperative guidance, formation control, and nonlinear control.

Xianzhi Wang received B.Eng degree in aircraft control and information engineering from the School of Astronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, in 2023. He is currently pursuing M.S. degree with the School of Astronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China. His research interests include formation control of multi-agent system and cooperative guidance of multiple flight vehicles.

Qilin Zhong received the B.Eng. degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Sun Yatsen University, Guangzhou, China, in 2023. She is currently pursuing the M.S. degree with the School of Astronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China. Her research interests include consensus control of multi-agent system and cooperative guidance of multiple flight vehicles.

Jiale Li received the B.Eng. degree in aircraft control and information engineering from the School of Astronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, in 2024. She is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree with the School of Aeronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China. Her research interests include cooperative control of multi-agent systems and formation control of multiple high-speed flight vehicles.