Investigation of single vs. multiple task tour assignments for UAV cooperative control

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Rasmussen, Steven J ^a   Schumacher, Corey ^b   Chandler, Phillip R ^b  

^a WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

CO-OPERATIVE CONTROL; COOPERATIVE CONTROL ALGORITHMS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE AGENTS; MULTIPLE TASKS; TASK ASSIGNMENT;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 85086490301     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-4675     Document Type: Conference Paper

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