Synchronized multi-point attack by autonomous reactive vehicles with simple local communication
Chin Lua, Karl Altenburg, Kendall E. Nygard · 2004
We present a model consisting of a swarm of unmanned, autonomous flying munitions to conduct a synchronized multi-point attack on a target. The unpiloted air vehicles (UAV) lack global communication or extensive battlefield intelligence, instead, relying on passive short-range sensors and simple, inter-agent communication. The multi-point synchronized attack is successfully demonstrated in a simulated battlefield environment. The simulation results indicate that the reactive, synchronized, multi-point attack is effective, robust and scalable. It is especially well suited for numerous, small, inexpensive, and expendable UAV.