Multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Cooperative Tactics: A Survey

With recent advances in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), there is a growing need for cooperation among multiple vehicles. One approach to enable cooperation is through tactics. However, there is a lack of consensus on how these tactics should be defined or applied to cooperative UAV systems. Moreove...

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Main Authors: Arthur Freitas, Camille Alain Rabbath, Craig Williams, Nicolas Lechevin, Sidney Givigi
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Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
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author Arthur Freitas
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description With recent advances in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), there is a growing need for cooperation among multiple vehicles. One approach to enable cooperation is through tactics. However, there is a lack of consensus on how these tactics should be defined or applied to cooperative UAV systems. Moreover, the existing literature does not clearly identify the main challenges inherent in cooperative tactics. We survey recent contributions across both military and civilian domains to consolidate how the term cooperative tactics is employed. We propose a framework that clarifies the core components of multi-UAV cooperation and identifies the main research blocks addressed in the existing work.
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spelling doaj-art-a5b21a1462e34819b0b17cff15f2f2c72025-08-20T03:09:37ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-011311989711992110.1109/ACCESS.2025.358398111059364Multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Cooperative Tactics: A SurveyArthur Freitas0Camille Alain Rabbath1Craig Williams2Nicolas Lechevin3Sidney Givigi4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3829-3545Department of Electrical Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, CanadaSchool of Computing, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, CanadaDepartment of Physics, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON, CanadaDefence Research and Development Canada, Valcartier, QC, CanadaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, CanadaWith recent advances in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), there is a growing need for cooperation among multiple vehicles. One approach to enable cooperation is through tactics. However, there is a lack of consensus on how these tactics should be defined or applied to cooperative UAV systems. Moreover, the existing literature does not clearly identify the main challenges inherent in cooperative tactics. We survey recent contributions across both military and civilian domains to consolidate how the term cooperative tactics is employed. We propose a framework that clarifies the core components of multi-UAV cooperation and identifies the main research blocks addressed in the existing work.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11059364/Autonomous aerial vehiclescontrol systemscooperative systemsdecision makinggame theorymilitary systems
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Autonomous aerial vehicles
control systems
cooperative systems
decision making
game theory
military systems
title Multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Cooperative Tactics: A Survey
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topic Autonomous aerial vehicles
control systems
cooperative systems
decision making
game theory
military systems
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