Title :
Control of Heterogeneous Combat Swarms
Author :
Butler, Patrick C. ; Kelley, Ryan P. ; Bishop, Bradley E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Weapons & Syst. Eng., United States Naval Acad., Annapolis, MD
Abstract :
In this undergraduate research paper, we discuss system modeling, mission design and software development for the control of a heterogeneous swarm of autonomous vehicles in combat. Primary focus was on swarm control, combat tactics, and swarm role-allocation.
Keywords :
collision avoidance; military vehicles; mobile robots; multi-robot systems; robot kinematics; autonomous vehicles; combat tactics; heterogeneous combat swarm control; mission design; software development; swarm role-allocation; system modeling; Automotive engineering; Design engineering; Educational robots; Humans; Marine vehicles; Mobile robots; Remotely operated vehicles; Systems engineering and theory; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
System Theory, 2007. SSST '07. Thirty-Ninth Southeastern Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Macon, GA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1126-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0094-2898
DOI :
10.1109/SSST.2007.352324
