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Toyon performs extensive research in the
area of cooperative control for unmanned
systems (UMS). Our approach leverages
coordinated action of UMS teams to maximize
information collection while minimizing the cost
and complexity of individual sensors.
Several Toyon
publications related to cooperative control are
available here. Some of
our recent research efforts include:
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A hierarchical approach to cooperative
control to allow a collection of unmanned
underwater vehicles (UUVs) to exhibit
swarming emergent behavior to respond
to threats in a dynamic, noisy environment.
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Cooperative control logic for UAVs that
operate under an intermittent, asynchronous
communication network to search, acquire,
and track ground targets.
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Algorithms that perform route and mission planning for groups of UAVs based on the capabilities and limitations of onboard sensors.
In several of our efforts, Toyon has teamed
with leading academic researchers in the
area of cooperative control.
Toyon has tested and demonstrated many
of its cooperative control algorithms in
hardware-in-the-loop exercises with our
own small UAV platforms.
Toyon's research
in Cooperative Control of Unmanned Systems is
part of a wider area of Asset Control
research including
Unmanned Systems Mission Planning and
Sensor Resource Management.
For more information regarding Toyon's
Cooperative Control capabilities,
please send queries to
algorithms@toyon.com.
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