Research on cooperative detection of UAV formation system based on multi-agent technology

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ABSTRACT It is a reasonable and workable strategy, that multi-UAV can complement each other and cooperate closely, play fully the comprehensive combat effectiveness of the UAV formation. The paper introduced multi-agent technology and information fusion technology into the UAV formation system, constructed formation cooperative detection task planning system and formation cooperative detection information fusion system, and analyzed their structure and operating mechanism. In addition, combining responses of th e UAV formation when facing un expected threats, the paper explored the cooperative detection strategy of the UAV formation. The research results also show some useful reference for cooperative operations of the other multi-platform system. Keywords: multi-agent technology, multi-sensor information fusion, UAV formation, task planning, cooperative detection 1. INTRODUCTION In the future, it has been already seen that the war is the system confront with the other system. UAV formation as a newly system, will be increased in future wars to gain air power. Through the formation flying reconnaissance can expand the scope of the search and raise the reconnaissance information fidelity, accuracy and reliability. Multi-UAV formation’s mission success rate and resistance capacity facing unexpected incidents is much higher than the ability to single-UAV. Multi-agent technology's core idea is to decomposition complex system into independent subsystems, use subsystems competition and collaboration to complete highly intelligent task [1]. Taking reconnaissance and surveillance tasks as the center, cooperative detection targets on the sea as the background, this paper introduce multi-agent technology and information fusion technology into the UAV formation system [2], and explore UAV formation cooperative detection strategy based on multi-agent technology in a future high -threat and changeable battlefield environment condition [3].