Multiple UAV coalition formation for multiple tasks

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2009

Authors

Sujit Baliyarasimhuni (Author) FEUP; F. Lobo Pereira (Author) FEUP; João B. Sousa (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Centenary International Conference and Exhibition on Aerospace Engineering (ICEAE2009)

Centenary International Conference and Exhibition on Aerospace Engineering (ICEAE2009)

Bangalore, India, 18 a 22 de Naio de 2009

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Other engineering and technologies

CORDIS: Technological sciences

Other information

Abstract (EN): In a search and prosecute mission, multiple heterogeneous unmanned aerial vehicles UAVs that carry different resources need to perform the classify, prosecute and battle damage assessment (BDA) tasks on targets sequentially. Depending on the target resource requirement, it may be necessary to deploy a coalition of UAVs to perform the action. In this paper, we propose coalition formation algorithms that have low computational overhead to determine coalitions for the prosecute and the BDA tasks. We also develop a simultaneous strike mechanism based on Dubins curves for the UAVs to prosecute the target simultaneously. Simulation results are presented to show how the algorithms work with theoretical results.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 8