Evaluation of an OPNET model for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks

Authors:
Clifton M. Durham;Todd R. Andel;Kenneth M. Hopkinson;Stuart H. Kurkowski
Affiliations:
Air Force Institute of Technology;Air Force Institute of Technology;Air Force Institute of Technology;Air Force Institute of Technology
Venue:
SpringSim '09 Proceedings of the 2009 Spring Simulation Multiconference
Year:
2009

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Abstract

The concept of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) was first used as early as the American Civil War, when the North and the South launched balloons with explosive devices. Since the American Civil War, the UAV concept has been used in some form in subsequent military operations. Over the last few years, there has been an explosion in the use of UAVs in military operations, as well as civilian and commercial applications. UAV Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs) are fast becoming essential to conducting Network-Centric Warfare (NCW). As of October 2006, coalition UAVs, exclusive of hand-launched systems, had flown almost 400,000 flight hours in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom [1]. This paper outlines our experience with implementing a statistically verified network model that emulates UAV network behavior during flight, using a leading simulation tool. Ultimately, there is a great need for a simulation environment that provides the capability to evaluate several aspects of networked UAVs, in lieu of large test-beds or costly flight testing.