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Swarm Maneuver of Combat UGVs on the Future Digital Battlefield

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Modelling and Simulation for Autonomous Systems (MESAS 2022)

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The article describes the possibilities of the effective use of combat unmanned ground vehicle swarms in performing offensive tasks on the battlefield. An integral part of the effective tactical use of these robotic weapon systems is the planning of the axes of their coordinated maneuvers towards a single or group of targets. The Maneuver Control System CZ was used to calculate the axes of the offensive maneuver of the entire swarm of combat unmanned ground vehicles, which evaluates the combination of surface and terrain, weather and also the influence of enemy and friendly units deployment. The basis for the system’s calculations is a digital territory model, a digital relief model, weather forecasts, and information on the deployments of forces on both sides. The possibilities of the effective use of the Maneuver Control System CZ in planning the axes of a swarm maneuver of unmanned ground vehicles are demonstrated in three scenarios of simulated tactical situations. The calculated axes of the maneuvers were then checked in the field by an ATV.

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Nohel, J., Stodola, P., Flasar, Z., Křišťálová, D., Zahradníček, P., Rak, L. (2023). Swarm Maneuver of Combat UGVs on the Future Digital Battlefield. In: Mazal, J., et al. Modelling and Simulation for Autonomous Systems. MESAS 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13866. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31268-7_12

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