Design and Implementation of Simulation System for Multi-UAV Mission

Abstract

Multi-UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) mission collaboration is one of the current research hotspots in automation, artificial intelligence, and other fields. The difficulty and high cost of real flight verification have led to the problem that related knowledge learning focuses on theoretical derivation and ignores technical practice. In this paper, a multi-UAV mission simulation system is designed to show the greatest advantage of its collaborative mission planning results simulated and tested in 3D scenarios. It simultaneously reflects and records changes in UAV position, velocity, status, and other state values. The simulation program can be directly applied to real flight with only a few settings. First, the general system framework is presented. Second, according to the simulation requirements, the key modules involved in the software in the loop are given. Finally, through a path planning test for two UAVs, the effect of the system is demonstrated. The results show that the simulation verification based on the system is consistent with the real flight results in terms of functional implementation. It is applicable to the teaching process of related majors and can also provide support for the realization of many complex tasks in the future.