Method and apparatus for cooperative multi-target assignment

A system, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor that is operatively coupled to the memory, the at least one processor being configured to perform the operations of:
• receiving a target list, the target list identifying a plurality of targets;
• identifying a plurality of satellites;
• selecting, based on at least one of computing power of the given satellite and communications efficiency of the given satellite, an assignment algorithm from a plurality of available assignment algorithms resulting in a selected assignment algorithm;
• generating, by executing the selected assignment algorithm, a plurality of satellite-target pairs, each satellite-target pair including a respective one of the plurality of targets and a respective one of the plurality of satellites;
• identifying a plurality of costs, each of the plurality of costs corresponding to a different one of the plurality of satellite-target pairs;
• and
• identifying a plurality of assignment pairs, the plurality of assignment pairs being identified based on the plurality of satellite-target pairs and the plurality of costs, each of the plurality of assignment pairs including a respective one of the plurality of targets and a respective one of the plurality of satellites that is assigned to track the respective target.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more processor-executable instructions, which, when executed by at least one processor of a storage system, cause the at least one processor to perform operations of:

• receiving a target list, the target list identifying a plurality of targets;
• identifying a plurality of satellites;
• selecting, based on at least one of computing power of the given satellite and communications efficiency of the given satellite, an assignment algorithm from a plurality of available assignment algorithms resulting in a selected assignment algorithm;
• generating, by executing the selected assignment algorithm, a plurality of satellite-target pairs, each satellite-target pair including a respective one of the plurality of targets and a respective one of the plurality of satellites;
• identifying a plurality of costs, each of the plurality of costs corresponding to a different one of the plurality of satellite-target pairs;
• and
• identifying a plurality of assignment pairs, the plurality of assignment pairs being identified based on the plurality of satellite-target pairs and the plurality of costs, each of the plurality of assignment pairs including a respective one of the plurality of targets and a respective one of the plurality of satellites that is assigned to track the respective target.