Task Assignment for Multi-UAV Using Contract Net Based on Filter Model

How to make a faster and more efficient task assignment is a hot issue in the multi-UAVs coordination area, by using the Tactical Digital Information Links (TADILs) to share and exchange combat information in modern aerial warfare. Due to the shortage of traditional contract net, a filter model is proposed according to the negotiation mechanism of contract net protocol theory by R.G. Smith [1], which builds the task assignment model, and defines the restrictions of UAV to extend the framework of contract net. Simulation results show that the extended contract net can significantly reduce the communication traffic and optimize the efficiency of decision-making.