Architecture of a remotely piloted multiple aircraft system for Defense operations

Authors

  • Erick M. Moreira Exército Brasileiro, Instituto Militar de Engenharia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
  • Nicolas Souza de Melo Miranda de Oliveira Exército Brasileiro, Instituto Militar de Engenharia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
  • Fábio Luiz Jr Exército Brasileiro, Instituto Militar de Engenharia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
  • Leandro Moreira Exército Brasileiro, Instituto Militar de Engenharia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
  • Jauvane Cavalcante de Oliveira Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica (LNCC). Petrópolis, RJ, Brasil.
  • Paulo Fernando Ferreira Rosa Exército Brasileiro, Instituto Militar de Engenharia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Keywords:

Remotely piloted aircrafts, RPA, Unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, Robot architecture

Abstract

The use of multiple autonomous vehicles in defense operations has been increasing rapidly. Their use as an extension of public safety teams ensures greater flexibility, reach and situational awareness during operations. However, as we move away from developing technical capabilities toward practical applications, we realize that operational demands do not always meet the available technical capabilities. Thus, in order to reduce this gap, we present a robotic architecture for a system of multiple remotely piloted aircrafts. It translates operational demands into tactics and actions for each system member in a structured and reusable way. In order to validate the architecture we conducted a case study, where multiple aircraft must pursue a leader and, in the event of low energ y, perform replacement by reserve aircraft. The results obtained in the case of study showed that the proposed architecture is extremely flexible and appropriate.

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Published

2021-07-01

How to Cite

Moreira, E. M., Oliveira, N. S. de M. M. de, Luiz Jr, F., Moreira, L., Oliveira, J. C. de, & Rosa, P. F. F. (2021). Architecture of a remotely piloted multiple aircraft system for Defense operations. Revista Militar De Ciência E Tecnologia, 38(3), 54–64. Retrieved from https://ebrevistas.eb.mil.br/index.php/CT/article/view/8655

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