Scaling up wide-area-search-munition teams
Journal Article, IEEE Intelligent Systems, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 10 - 13, May, 2009
Abstract
Wide area search munitions (WASMs) are a cross between an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a munition. The first of these high-concept munitions, the low-cost autonomous attack system, was a miniature, autonomous WASM capable of broad-area search, identification, and destruction of a range of mobile ground targets. The LoCAAS used a small turbojet engine capable of powering the vehicle for up to 30 minutes and laser radar (ladar) with automatic target recognition to identify potential targets. The original LoCAAS was a fire-and-forget munition designed to operate independently. It flew preprogrammed search patterns until it located a target or ran out of fuel.
BibTeX
@article{Sycara-2009-10271,author = {Katia Sycara and Paul Scerri},
title = {Scaling up wide-area-search-munition teams},
journal = {IEEE Intelligent Systems},
year = {2009},
month = {May},
volume = {24},
number = {3},
pages = {10 - 13},
}
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