Low-cost Cognitive Electronics Technology for Enhanced Communications and Situational Awareness for Networks of Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)

Abstract

This document describes the design, construction, and testing of a proof-of-concept hardware and software package that combines cognitive radio and autonomous vehicles in a single system whose behavior captures the essential features of both. The result is a low-cost (less than $200) cognitive radio and cognitive engine package suitable for installation in the small experimental UAVs flown by USAFRL. Experiments with the package controlling a small wheeled vehicle demonstrate its ability to explore and learn a multidimensional environment that combines changing RF, location, and mission data and to optimize its mission performance intelligently.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA582601

Entities

People

  • Alexander R. Young
  • Charles W. Bostian

Organizations

  • Virginia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Radio
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Operating Systems
  • Radio Communications
  • Software Defined Radio
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Wireless Communications
  • Wireless Networks

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems