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Fully autonomous flying: from collective motion in bird flocks to unmanned aerial vehicle autonomous swarms

从鸟群群集行为到无人机自主集群

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因单无人机在感知范围、 计算能力以及武器火力方面的局限性, 无人机全自主集群更适用于复杂而动态的任务环境. 集群系统的高复杂度使得集中式控制方法不再适用, 而在设计分布式控制算法时, 如何由局部信息进行个体决策以服从群体任务, 以及如何面对动态环境进行重规划依然是极具挑战性的问题, 而这些问题似乎可在鸟群的群集行为中找到答案. 本文在评述鸟群群集行为研究以及无人机自主集群最新进展的基础上, 指出鸟群群集行为的基本原则对于设计无人机自主集群分布式控制算法具有指导意义.

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Qiu, H., Wei, C., Dou, R. et al. Fully autonomous flying: from collective motion in bird flocks to unmanned aerial vehicle autonomous swarms. Sci. China Inf. Sci. 58, 1–3 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-015-5456-x

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