Dynamic discrete pigeon-inspired optimization for multi-UAV cooperative search-attack mission planning

H Duan, J Zhao, Y Deng, Y Shi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) performing aerial search-attack tasks, there is
a tradeoff between maximizing total benefit and minimizing consumption under the validity of …

Ant colony optimization for multi-UAV minimum time search in uncertain domains

S Perez-Carabaza, E Besada-Portas… - Applied Soft …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents a new approach based on ant colony optimization (ACO) to determine
the trajectories of a fleet of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) looking for a lost target in the …

UAV trajectory optimization for Minimum Time Search with communication constraints and collision avoidance

S Pérez-Carabaza, J Scherer, B Rinner… - … Applications of Artificial …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Minimum Time Search (MTS) algorithms help in search missions proposing search
trajectories that minimize the target detection time considering the available information …

Multi-AUV target search based on bioinspired neurodynamics model in 3-D underwater environments

X Cao, D Zhu, SX Yang - IEEE transactions on neural networks …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Target search in 3-D underwater environments is a challenge in multiple autonomous
underwater vehicles (multi-AUVs) exploration. This paper focuses on an effective strategy for …

Multi-UAV reconnaissance task assignment for heterogeneous targets based on modified symbiotic organisms search algorithm

HX Chen, Y Nan, Y Yang - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
This paper considers a reconnaissance task assignment problem for multiple unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAVs) with different sensor capacities. A modified Multi-Objective Symbiotic …

A tactile-based framework for active object learning and discrimination using multimodal robotic skin

M Kaboli, D Feng, K Yao, P Lanillos… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, we propose a complete probabilistic tactile-based framework to enable robots
to autonomously explore unknown workspaces and recognize objects based on their …

Gini coefficient-based task allocation for multi-robot systems with limited energy resources

D Wu, G Zeng, L Meng, W Zhou… - IEEE/CAA Journal of …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nowadays, robots generally have a variety of capabilities, which often form a coalition
replacing human to work in dangerous environment, such as rescue, exploration, etc. In …

[HTML][HTML] Minimizing the searching time of multiple targets in uncertain environments with multiple UAVs

S Pérez-Carabaza, E Besada-Portas… - Applied Soft …, 2024 - Elsevier
The focus of this paper is the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for searching
multiple targets under uncertain conditions in the minimal possible time. The problem …

A method of feasible trajectory planning for UAV formation based on bi-directional fast search tree

J Huang, W Sun - Optik, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper mainly studies the obstacle avoidance and rapid reconstruction of UAV formation
to improve the adaptability of UAV formation to complex dynamic environment. Firstly, the …

Multi-target rendezvous search

M Meghjani, S Manjanna… - 2016 IEEE/RSJ …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we examine multi-target search, where one or more targets must be found by a
moving robot. Given the target's initial probability distribution or the expected search region …