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Solution and Optimization of Aircraft Swarm Cooperating Anti-Stealth Formation Configuration

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: There are many problems in present anti-stealth detection technologies, such as small detection range and excessive detection blind zone. Besides, the stealth target is difficult to be detected and tracked with current technology. To solve these problems, this paper presents a novel anti-stealth method that is based on the thought of swarm and makes use of the more flexible airborne platform to generate and change formation configuration. First, the cooperative anti-stealth airspace coverage model of aircraft swarm is established, and an improved airspace coverage solution method is proposed. Second, four evaluation indexes and effective detection airspace are defined, meanwhile, the optimization objective function is obtained by using the weighted sum. Third, based on the study of the one transmitter and one receiver configuration, we optimize the 1TnR spatial configuration by using the rule-searching strategy and particle swarm optimization algorithm. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed model and the feasibility of the algorithm are verified by simulation examples.

Source: IEEE Access

DOI: 10.1109/access.2018.2881383

Authors: Liping Hu, Peng Bai, Xiaolong Liang, Jiaqiang Zhang, Weijia Wang

Institution: Air Force Engineering University

Language: English

Topic: Radar Systems and Signal Processing

Subfield: Aerospace Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,075

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province