Cooperative combat task allocation of multiple aerial vehicles based on the characteristic relation

This paper studies the task allocation problem of multiple aerial vehicles cooperative operation. Firstly, according to the characteristics of different aerial vehicle types, the concept of task adaptability is proposed to describe the relative pros and cons of different aerial vehicle types in different mission scenarios. Secondly, based on the relation of aerial vehicles between the same fleets or different fleets, a characteristic relation function is proposed to describe the impact of other aerial vehicles on their own performance when performing the same task. Thirdly, in response to the task requirements which multiple aerial vehicles complete together, a global profit index considering the task adaptability and the characteristic relation of aerial fleets is designed, and by solving the optimization problem, the multiple aerial vehicles cooperative operation benefit is maximized. Finally, for the typical aerial vehicles cooperative combat scenarios, by solving the above optimization problem, the task assignment result is obtained. The results show that the proposed global profit model is reasonable and can make full use of the advantages of multiple aerial vehicles and the relation between members inside and outside the fleet to increase the overall revenue. It has important significance for the assignment of aerial vehicles cooperative operation tasks. © 2022, Editorial Office of Systems Engineering and Electronics. All right reserved.