Toward Swarm Coordination: Topology-Aware Inter-UAV Routing Optimization

• Published in: IEEE transactions on vehicular technology Vol. 69; no. 9; pp. 10177 - 10187
• Main Authors: Hong, Liang, Guo, Hongzhi, Liu, Jiajia, Zhang, Yanning
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.09.2020; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: ad hoc; Ad hoc networks; Coordination; formation control; inter-UAV network; Measurement; neighbor discovery; Network topologies; Network topology; Rotary wing aircraft; Route planning; Routing; Routing protocols; Situational awareness; swarm coordination; Topology; Topology optimization; topology-aware routing; UAV swarm; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Vehicle dynamics

Swarm unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is an approach to the coordination of multiple UAVs as a system, which has huge advantages on mission capabilities, such as cooperative search, border surveillance, and situation awareness. For better swarm coordination, a robust inter-UAV network, especially in...