On the minimum node degree and connectivity of a wireless multihop network
Proceedings of the 3rd ACM international symposium on Mobile ad hoc networking & computing
ShoX: An Easy to Use Simulation Platform for Wireless Networks
UKSIM '08 Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Computer Modeling and Simulation
IEEE Wireless Communications
Balancing search and target response in cooperative unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) teams
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics
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Teams of small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are being largely proposed to be used in different areas for both military and civilian applications. Their integration in wider sensor networks is also being considered in order to provide a better cost-benefit ration. However, coordination among UAV teams is not a trivial problem in an ad hoc network. This paper presents a decentralized coordination strategy to orient the actions of a team of UAVs, which take part in a wider sensor network, relying on ad hoc network communication. The proposed sensors network inclused static sensors that issue alarms indicating the presence of possible targets that must be handled by one of the UAVs and possibly relay messages among them. Preliminary results of the proposed approach are presented and are contrasted with results provided by a centralized solution for the problem.