Combat Identification Using Multiple TUAV Swarm

<p>In modern warfare Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (TUAVs) are rapidly taking on a leading role in traditional and non-traditional ISR to include Automatic Target Recognition (ATR). However additional advancements in processors and sensors on TUAVs are still needed before they can be widely employed as a primary source for positive identification in the Combat Identification (CID) process. Cost is a driving factor for operating an ATR system using multiple TUAVs. The cost of high quality sensors appropriate for a single TUAV can be significantly higher than less sophisticated sensors suitable for deployment on a group or swarm of coordinated TUAVs. Employing two or more coordinated TUAVs with less complex sensors may lead to an equivalent or even better CID call than sending a single TUAV with more sophisticated sensors at a significantly higher cost. In addition the coordinated TUAVs may be capable of reducing the time needed to correctly discriminate an object. Five measures of performance (accuracy number of TUAVs shot down TUAV preparation time mean of decision time mean of simulated mission time) from the simulation models are collected to compare the swarm system to the single TUAV system. Statistical comparisons are conducted using a paired t-test. The results illustrate improved performance of our swarm systems across most measures of performance.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>