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http://dx.doi.org/10.12673/jant.2017.21.6.521

Multi-Agent based Design of Autonomous UAVs for both Flocking and Formation Flight  

Ha, Sun-ho (Department of Computer Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
Chi, Sung-do (Department of Computer Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
Abstract
Research on AI is essential to build a system with collective intelligence that allows a large number of UAVs to maintain their flight while carrying out various missions. A typical approach of AI includes 'top-down' approach, which is a rule-based logic reasoning method including expert system, and 'bottom-up approach' in which overall behavior is determined through partial interaction between simple objects such as artificial neural network and Flocking Algorithm. In the same study as the existing Flocking Algorithm, individuals can not perform individual tasks. In addition, studies such as UAV formation flight can not flexibly cope with problems caused by partial flight defects. In this paper, we propose organic integration between top - down approach and bottom - up approach through multi - agent system, and suggest a flight flight algorithm which can perform flexible mission through it.
Keywords
Unmanned aerial vehicle; Flocking; Multi-Agent System; Formation Flight; Swarm Intelligence;
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