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Cooperative Threat Engagement Using Drone Swarms

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Authors:

Jorge A. Ricardo Jr. , Luiz Giacomossi, João Trentin , José F. B. Brancalion , Marcos R. O. A. Maximo , Davi A. Santos

Publication Type:

Journal article

Venue:

Journal of IEEE Access

Publisher:

IEEE

DOI:

10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3239817

Abstract

The ability of multiple manned and unmanned aircraft systems to cooperatively engage and disable an aerial threat plays a decisive role in modern warfare scenarios. In this paper, we apply key methods to enable the so-called cooperative threat engagement capability among multiple networked agents, e.g., a swarm of drones, with combat and communication capabilities. In particular, this research combines AI-based decision-making and control techniques for a swarm of loyal wingman drones to coordinate efficient defense actions in a cooperative and autonomous manner. We apply these concepts in a defense scenario that is modeled to analyze the loyal wingman concept, which we consider an interesting testbed for cooperative decision-making and low-level control techniques. The investigated methods were implemented in a realistic 3D UAV simulator for demonstration and evaluation.

Bibtex

@article{Ricardo Jr.7161,
author = {Jorge A. Ricardo Jr. and Luiz Giacomossi and Jo{\~a}o Trentin and Jos{\'e} F. B. Brancalion and Marcos R. O. A. Maximo and Davi A. Santos},
title = {Cooperative Threat Engagement Using Drone Swarms},
volume = {2},
number = {1},
pages = {9529--9546},
month = {January},
year = {2023},
journal = {Journal of IEEE Access},
publisher = {IEEE},
url = {http://www.es.mdu.se/publications/7161-}
}