Human-guided management of collaborating unmanned vehicles in degraded communication environments

[摘要] The magnitude of the effect of communication delays is also significantly impacted by the connectivity of the network topology, with lower connectivity topologies amplifying the negative correlation. Data collected through this experiment provided insight into the characteristics of an ideal minimum level of communication. In addition, the trade-offs between performance in different aspects of the system as well as the optimal allocation of communication resources were considered. This work also investigated the potential for the operator to mitigate performance losses incurred due to communication degradation through more frequent replanning. However, no evidence was found which supported this possibility. Although these results represent preliminary research into the effect of degraded communication on a complex autonomous system, they provide valuable principals to consider when designing future UASs.

[发布机构] Massachusetts Institute of Technology