Gravitational Search Algorithm Swarm-Based UAV Reconnaissance for Multiple Targets Detection in Unknown Environment

Target detection in an unknown environment is a crucial aspect of reconnaissance using a swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An efficient target detection technique is required to minimize the number of iterations for searching and maximize the coverage area with respect to the number of itera...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Al Amin, Irfan Azam, Md Masuduzzaman, Abdullah Qayyum, Muhammad Sajid Sarwar, Saud Khan, Soo Young Shin
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Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
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author Ahmed Al Amin
Irfan Azam
Md Masuduzzaman
Abdullah Qayyum
Muhammad Sajid Sarwar
Saud Khan
Soo Young Shin
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Saud Khan
Soo Young Shin
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description Target detection in an unknown environment is a crucial aspect of reconnaissance using a swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An efficient target detection technique is required to minimize the number of iterations for searching and maximize the coverage area with respect to the number of iterations and detected targets. This paper proposes a gravitational search algorithm (GSA) swarm-based UAV reconnaissance scheme to detect targets in an unknown environment. Additionally, different GSA-based searching methods are analyzed to identify the most efficient one with the minimum number of iterations and maximum coverage. Extensive simulations are performed, and the results of the proposed scheme are compared with existing search schemes. The results demonstrate that the proposed GSA swarm-based detection scheme requires fewer iterations and provides greater area coverage than existing UAV reconnaissance schemes for target detection in an unknown environment.
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spelling doaj-art-9715b405f167487bb714a35ecc12f3342025-08-20T03:16:25ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-0113368973690810.1109/ACCESS.2025.354573310902366Gravitational Search Algorithm Swarm-Based UAV Reconnaissance for Multiple Targets Detection in Unknown EnvironmentAhmed Al Amin0Irfan Azam1Md Masuduzzaman2Abdullah Qayyum3Muhammad Sajid Sarwar4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4584-7702Saud Khan5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3992-1264Soo Young Shin6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2526-2395RFS Technologies, Meriden, CT, USADepartment of Electrical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, Montreal, QC, CanadaDeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada6G Lab, School of Engineering and Informatics, University of Sussex, Brighton, U.K.Department of IT Convergence Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi-si, South KoreaSchool of Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaDepartment of IT Convergence Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi-si, South KoreaTarget detection in an unknown environment is a crucial aspect of reconnaissance using a swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An efficient target detection technique is required to minimize the number of iterations for searching and maximize the coverage area with respect to the number of iterations and detected targets. This paper proposes a gravitational search algorithm (GSA) swarm-based UAV reconnaissance scheme to detect targets in an unknown environment. Additionally, different GSA-based searching methods are analyzed to identify the most efficient one with the minimum number of iterations and maximum coverage. Extensive simulations are performed, and the results of the proposed scheme are compared with existing search schemes. The results demonstrate that the proposed GSA swarm-based detection scheme requires fewer iterations and provides greater area coverage than existing UAV reconnaissance schemes for target detection in an unknown environment.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10902366/UAV reconnaissancegravitational search algorithmswarmunknown environment
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Irfan Azam
Md Masuduzzaman
Abdullah Qayyum
Muhammad Sajid Sarwar
Saud Khan
Soo Young Shin
Gravitational Search Algorithm Swarm-Based UAV Reconnaissance for Multiple Targets Detection in Unknown Environment
IEEE Access
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gravitational search algorithm
swarm
unknown environment
title Gravitational Search Algorithm Swarm-Based UAV Reconnaissance for Multiple Targets Detection in Unknown Environment
title_full Gravitational Search Algorithm Swarm-Based UAV Reconnaissance for Multiple Targets Detection in Unknown Environment
title_fullStr Gravitational Search Algorithm Swarm-Based UAV Reconnaissance for Multiple Targets Detection in Unknown Environment
title_full_unstemmed Gravitational Search Algorithm Swarm-Based UAV Reconnaissance for Multiple Targets Detection in Unknown Environment
title_short Gravitational Search Algorithm Swarm-Based UAV Reconnaissance for Multiple Targets Detection in Unknown Environment
title_sort gravitational search algorithm swarm based uav reconnaissance for multiple targets detection in unknown environment
topic UAV reconnaissance
gravitational search algorithm
swarm
unknown environment
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10902366/
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