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DOI 10.34229/KCA2522-9664.26.2.6
УДК 519.8

Л.Ф. ГУЛЯНИЦЬКИЙ
Інститут кібернетики ім.В.М. Глушкова НАН України, Київ, Україна,
leonhul.icyb@gmail.com


РОЇ БПЛА ТА ЇХНІ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ

Анотація. Розглянуто ключові проблеми планування та реалізації місій груп безпілотних літальних апаратів (БпЛА), насамперед їхніх роїв, та основні підходи до формулювання та розв’язування задач, що виникають, на основі аналізу наукових публікацій останніх років. Запропоновано означення низки термінів, що вживаються у цій сфері. Наведено аспекти планування місій дронів з використанням запропонованої системи характеристик роїв.

Ключові слова: БпЛА, група дронів, команда дронів, рій БпЛА, планування місій рою, спеціалізація місій.


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