Title :
A Networked Decision and Information System for increased agility in teaming unmanned combat vehicles
Author :
Léchevin, N. ; Rabbath, C.A. ; Lauzon, M.
Author_Institution :
Defence Res. & Dev., Quebec
Abstract :
A networked decision and information system (NDIS) architecture is proposed for the routing and munitions management (RMM) of multiple unmanned combat vehicles (UCVs) evolving in an imperfectly known and adversarial environment. Increased UCV teaming agility is evidenced by the online decision policy proposed in this paper. The policy exploits the multiformations capability of UCVs to group into large formations and to divide into smaller formations on their way to high-value, tactical targets. The NDIS architecture is composed of two principal components: (i) a sensory information management network (SIM-Net), which handles data from a set of mobile sensors and then determines whether sensor redundancy should and can be used, and estimates an information state vector on the locations of the adversarial ground units and decoys; (ii) the networked UCVs calculate the worst-case minimization policy for the RMM problem based on the available information state vector. NDIS adopts a distributed one-step lookahead approach, thereby enabling time-constrained approximations of the expected cost-to-go function.
Keywords :
information management; military computing; military vehicles; mobile robots; remotely operated vehicles; UCV teaming agility; adversarial ground units; distributed one-step lookahead approach; information state vector; mobile sensors; multiple unmanned combat vehicles; networked decision and information system; online decision policy; routing and munitions management; sensory information management network; teaming unmanned combat vehicles; Control systems; Decision making; Environmental management; Game theory; Information systems; Management information systems; Routing; USA Councils; Vehicles; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Decision and Control, 2007 46th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1497-0
Electronic_ISBN :
0191-2216
DOI :
10.1109/CDC.2007.4434285