Title
Genetic algorithms for self-spreading autonomous and holonomic unmanned vehicles in a three-dimensional space
Abstract
We present a genetic algorithm, called 3D-GA, as a decentralized spatial control mechanism autonomously running in holonomic unmanned vehicles (HUVs) to achieve a uniform distribution in a three dimensional space. In aerial and underwater military theatres this task is difficult due to dynamic, harsh and bandwidth limited conditions, and lack of a centralized controller. Using only near neighbor information, our 3D-GA guides each HUV to select a velocity vector with a higher fitness among exponentially large number of choices, converging towards a uniform spatial distribution. We demonstrate that the HUVs running our 3D-GA create a highly resilient network that can adapt to changing conditions such as the addition or loss of HUVs due to replenishment, malfunction or destruction. If HUVs are added or removed, the rest of the HUVs will reposition themselves using our 3D-GA to maximize their volumetric coverage of an aerial or underwater space. Our simulation software results verify that our 3D-GA can be an effective tool for providing a robust solution for volumetric spatial control of HUVs in military applications.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1109/MILCOM.2011.6127439
MILCOM
Keywords
Field
DocType
attitude measurement,genetic algorithms,military vehicles,remotely operated vehicles,3d ga,autonomous unmanned vehicles,decentralized spatial control mechanism,holonomic unmanned vehicles,military applications,self spreading,three dimensional space,manet,uav,cognitive networks,spatial node distribution,three-dimensional topology control,unmanned aerial vehicles,uniform distribution,mobile communication,genetic algorithm,simulation software,three dimensional,vectors
Remotely operated underwater vehicle,Control theory,Holonomic,Simulation software,Computer science,Real-time computing,Electronic engineering,Control engineering,Bandwidth (signal processing),Mobile telephony,Genetic algorithm,Cognitive network
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
2155-7578
978-1-4673-0079-7
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.40
12
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Stephen Gundry1296.61
Jianmin Zou2205.35
Janusz Kusyk3235.90
M. Umit Uyar4628.24
Cem Safak Sahin56511.60
Elkin Urrea6556.79