Multi-UAV Collaborative Sensor Management for UAV Team Survivability

摘要

Collaboration among a team of unmanned sensor platforms can provide significant operational advantages through improved situational awareness (SA). Recent work on the Army Aviation Technology Directorate (AATD) sponsored Survivability Planner Associate Rerouter (SPAR) program, as well as separate internally funded research and development (in parallel with the SPAR contract) has provided insights into the challenges related to managing collaborative sensing in support of survivability of a team comprising manned aircraft and multiple sensor-bearing UAVs. This paper will discuss technical challenges related to multi-UAV collaborative sensor management, including sensor resource allocation, sensor platform positioning for collaborative sensing, and integration of collaborative sensing behavior into a comprehensive multi-UAV control system. The paper will also discuss recent, ongoing, and planned investigations into approaches for addressing these challenges.