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Acta Armamentarii ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (3): 240322-.doi: 10.12382/bgxb.2024.0322

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Connotation,Development and Challenges of Reliability Technology of Intelligent UAV Swarm

ZENG Zhaoyang1, PENG Wensheng1,*(), LI Yunkai1,2, XU Ming1   

  1. 1 Aviation Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Aero Combined Environment, China Aero-Polytechnology Establishment, Beijing 100028, China
    2 College of Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, China
  • Received:2024-04-25 Online:2025-03-26
  • Contact: PENG Wensheng

Abstract:

With the rapid development of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-related technologies,the intelligent UAV swarms have attracted more and more research attention.The organizational algorithm models of natural swarms are used for the intelligent UAV swarms,and combined with other intelligent technologies to form advanced group intelligence behaviors,which have the advantages that traditional single artificial intelligent agents cannot match.However,the issue of reliability is also an important factor that restricts its large-scale application.The concept,characteristics,and technological development path of intelligent UAV swarms are systematically analyzed.Based on the application scenarios,application modes,and behavioral processes of intelligent UAV swarms,the connotation of UAV swarm reliability is discussed.A technological framework for the reliability of UAV swarms is constructed,and the technical approaches and suggestions for the development of UAV swarm reliability technology are given based on the technological characteristics and application requirements of intelligent UAV swarms.Under the reliability connotation of “one core, two capabilities, and N foundations,” a reliability technology framework for intelligent UAVs has been proposed,which consists of reliability metrics,reliability development and verification,and reliability maintenance and support technologies.

Key words: unmanned aerial vehicle swarm, artificial intelligence, swarm intelligence, reliability

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