Integrated unmanned and manned uav network

Abstract

The operation of multiple unmanned vehicles (UAV) commanded and supported by a manned “Tender” air vehicle carrying a pilot and flight manager(s). The “Tender” is equipped to flexibly and economically monitor and manage multiple diverse UAVs over otherwise inaccessible terrain through wireless communication. The architecture enables operations and analysis enabled by means to detect, assess and accommodate change and hazards on the spot with effective human observation and coordination. Further, the optimal trajectories for UAVs to collect data from sensors in a predefined continues space. The system formulates the path-planning problem for a cooperative, and homogeneous swarm of UAVs tasked with optimizing multiple objectives simultaneously as its objectives are maximizing accumulated data within a given fly time and designed data clouding processing constraints as well as minimizing the probable imposed risk during UAVs mission. The risk assessment model determines risk indicators using an integrated

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