Route Optimization in Mission Planning for Hybrid DRONE+VEHICLE Transport Systems

Introduction. In the context of modern technologies and the widespread use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in various fields of activity, the study of optimizing their mission planning becomes increasingly relevant. This is particularly true for hybrid systems where UAVs are integrated with groun...

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Main Authors: Leonid Hulianytskyi, Oleg Rybalchenko
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Language:English
Published: V.M. Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics 2023-09-01
Series:Кібернетика та комп'ютерні технології
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Online Access:http://cctech.org.ua/13-vertikalnoe-menyu-en/500-abstract-23-3-4-arte
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description Introduction. In the context of modern technologies and the widespread use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in various fields of activity, the study of optimizing their mission planning becomes increasingly relevant. This is particularly true for hybrid systems where UAVs are integrated with ground transportation ("Drone+Vehicle"). The article deals with the aspects of optimizing the mission routes of a drone that can be transported by a specialized vehicle, performing reconnaissance or maintenance missions for the presented targets. A mathematical model has been developed that allows integrating various planning stages, including determining the direction of the vehicle based on the data obtained during the drone's mission. The purpose of the paper is development and application of mathematical and software-algorithmic tools, in particular, based on the ideas of swarm intelligence, in planning operations for the inspection or maintenance of a given set of objects using hybrid systems "Drone+Vehicle". Results. A mathematical model of the problem of routing hybrid systems of the "Drone+Vehicle" type has been formed. Greedy type algorithms, deterministic local search and ant colony optimization (ACO) to solve the problem are proposed, implemented and analyzed. A computational experiment has been conducted to demonstrate the advantages of the AMC algorithm in terms of speed and efficiency, even for problems of high dimensionality. Conclusions. The proposed approach allows to cover several stages of planning the mission of a hybrid "Drone+Vehicle" system with an aggregated mathematical model. The developed mathematical model also covers the problem of choosing the direction of further movement of a vehicle located in a certain place, depending on the analysis of the results of the inspection of specified targets that may contain objects for inspection or maintenance. To solve the formulated combinatorial optimization problem, greedy type, deterministic local search, and OMC algorithms have been developed. The results of the computational experiment demonstrate the superiority of the OMC algorithm over the combined "greedy + deterministic local search" algorithm. An important future direction of research is the development and application of routing models and algorithms that take into account the obstacles present on the ground. The developed mathematical apparatus allows to move on to consider problems in which the locations of the vehicle's base on the route are not specified but are determined depending on the configuration of the targets.
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spelling doaj.art-2798f75178cb4c88ad10377d93f3e8002023-11-03T21:39:07ZengV.M. Glushkov Institute of CyberneticsКібернетика та комп'ютерні технології2707-45012707-451X2023-09-013445810.34229/2707-451X.23.3.410-34229-2707-451X-23-3-4Route Optimization in Mission Planning for Hybrid DRONE+VEHICLE Transport SystemsLeonid Hulianytskyi0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1379-4132Oleg Rybalchenko1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5716-030XV.M. Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics of the NAS of Ukraine, KyivV.M. Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics of the NAS of Ukraine, KyivIntroduction. In the context of modern technologies and the widespread use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in various fields of activity, the study of optimizing their mission planning becomes increasingly relevant. This is particularly true for hybrid systems where UAVs are integrated with ground transportation ("Drone+Vehicle"). The article deals with the aspects of optimizing the mission routes of a drone that can be transported by a specialized vehicle, performing reconnaissance or maintenance missions for the presented targets. A mathematical model has been developed that allows integrating various planning stages, including determining the direction of the vehicle based on the data obtained during the drone's mission. The purpose of the paper is development and application of mathematical and software-algorithmic tools, in particular, based on the ideas of swarm intelligence, in planning operations for the inspection or maintenance of a given set of objects using hybrid systems "Drone+Vehicle". Results. A mathematical model of the problem of routing hybrid systems of the "Drone+Vehicle" type has been formed. Greedy type algorithms, deterministic local search and ant colony optimization (ACO) to solve the problem are proposed, implemented and analyzed. A computational experiment has been conducted to demonstrate the advantages of the AMC algorithm in terms of speed and efficiency, even for problems of high dimensionality. Conclusions. The proposed approach allows to cover several stages of planning the mission of a hybrid "Drone+Vehicle" system with an aggregated mathematical model. The developed mathematical model also covers the problem of choosing the direction of further movement of a vehicle located in a certain place, depending on the analysis of the results of the inspection of specified targets that may contain objects for inspection or maintenance. To solve the formulated combinatorial optimization problem, greedy type, deterministic local search, and OMC algorithms have been developed. The results of the computational experiment demonstrate the superiority of the OMC algorithm over the combined "greedy + deterministic local search" algorithm. An important future direction of research is the development and application of routing models and algorithms that take into account the obstacles present on the ground. The developed mathematical apparatus allows to move on to consider problems in which the locations of the vehicle's base on the route are not specified but are determined depending on the configuration of the targets.http://cctech.org.ua/13-vertikalnoe-menyu-en/500-abstract-23-3-4-arteunmanned aerial vehicleshybrid systemsmission planningroute optimizationmathematcal modelingant colony optimizationlogistics
spellingShingle Leonid Hulianytskyi
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Route Optimization in Mission Planning for Hybrid DRONE+VEHICLE Transport Systems
Кібернетика та комп'ютерні технології
unmanned aerial vehicles
hybrid systems
mission planning
route optimization
mathematcal modeling
ant colony optimization
logistics
title Route Optimization in Mission Planning for Hybrid DRONE+VEHICLE Transport Systems
title_full Route Optimization in Mission Planning for Hybrid DRONE+VEHICLE Transport Systems
title_fullStr Route Optimization in Mission Planning for Hybrid DRONE+VEHICLE Transport Systems
title_full_unstemmed Route Optimization in Mission Planning for Hybrid DRONE+VEHICLE Transport Systems
title_short Route Optimization in Mission Planning for Hybrid DRONE+VEHICLE Transport Systems
title_sort route optimization in mission planning for hybrid drone vehicle transport systems
topic unmanned aerial vehicles
hybrid systems
mission planning
route optimization
mathematcal modeling
ant colony optimization
logistics
url http://cctech.org.ua/13-vertikalnoe-menyu-en/500-abstract-23-3-4-arte
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