Decentralized Perimeter Surveillance Using a Team of Small UAVs (Preprint)

Abstract

This paper poses the cooperative perimeter surveillance problem and offers a decentralized solution that accounts for perimeter growth (expanding or contracting) and insertion/deletion of team members. By identifying and sharing the critical coordination information and by exploiting the known communication topology, only a small communication range is required for accurate performance. Simulation and hardware results are presented that demonstrate the applicability of the solution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA474905

Entities

People

  • Derek Kingston
  • Randal W. Beard
  • Ryan Holt

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Algorithms
  • Forest Fires
  • Information Systems
  • Military Research
  • Monitoring
  • Oil Spills
  • Simulations
  • Stations
  • Steady State
  • Surveillance
  • Topology
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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