Title :
Control of unmanned aerial vehicles for passive detection and tracking of multiple emitters
Author :
Sarunic, Peter W. ; Evans, Robin J. ; Moran, Bill
Author_Institution :
Electron. Warfare & Radar Div., Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ., Edinburgh, SA, Australia
Abstract :
An algorithm for trajectory optimization of autonomous aerial vehicles performing multiple target tracking is proposed. The problem is approached by formulating it as a partially observed Markov decision process (POMDP) and developing a moving-horizon solution taking into account short and long term costs. To evaluate the effectiveness of the approach a simulation involving multiple UAVs and targets is performed.
Keywords :
Markov processes; aircraft; remotely operated vehicles; target tracking; autonomous aerial vehicles; multiple emitters; multiple target tracking; partially observed Markov decision process; passive detection; trajectory optimization; unmanned aerial vehicles; Costs; Electronic warfare; Iterative algorithms; Passive radar; Radar detection; Radar tracking; Target tracking; Trajectory; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Vehicle detection;
Conference_Titel :
Computational Intelligence for Security and Defense Applications, 2009. CISDA 2009. IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3763-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3764-1
DOI :
10.1109/CISDA.2009.5356551
