COORDINATED UAV TARGET ASSIGNMENT USING DISTRIBUTED TOUR CALCULATION
David H. Walker, Timothy W. McLain, Jason K. Howlett · Series on computers and operations research · 2004
In this chapter a method for assigning unmanned aerial vehicle agents to targets through the use of preplanned vehicle tours is presented. Assignments are based on multi-target tours that consider the spread of the targets and the sensor capabilities of the vehicles. In this way, the individual agents and the team as a whole make better use of team resources and improve team cooperation. Planning and assignments are accomplished in reasonable computational time through the use of heuristics to reduce the problem size.