Maximum observation of a target by a slower observer in three dimensions
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2021
Abstract
Researchers consider the observation of a faster, non-maneuvering target by a slower observer in 3-dimensional (3-D) Cartesian space, rather than in the plane. The observation problem is commonly referred to as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR). Observation of a slower ground vehicle by a single or team of faster aerial platforms has been considered. Researchers have also considered the tracking problem of a ground moving target in an urban terrain, with and without airspace limitations. They have considered the task of tracking the ground vehicle by either a single or team of unmanned air vehicles. To handle the computational complexity from numerous mobile agents, the researchers made use of an evolutionary algorithm (EA) to find optimal strategies for the multiple UAVs.
Source Publication
Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics ( ISSN 0731-5090 | eISSN 1533-3884)
Recommended Citation
Weintraub, I. E., Von Moll, A. L., Garcia, E., & Pachter, M. (2021). Maximum observation of a target by a slower observer in three dimensions. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 44(3), 646–653. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G005619
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Co-author Isaac Weintraub was completing his AFIT PhD program at the time of this article. (AFIT-ENG-DS-21-M-091, March 2021)