Research on Continuous Reconnaissance Capability of UAV Formation in Multi-Target Situation

The efficiency of continuous reconnaissance of UAV formation will be changed with the number of UAVs, the detectability of UAV and target strength. The crossing line method is used to evaluate the efficiency of continuous reconnaissance of UAV formation. In this paper, the reconnaissance system of UAV formation in multi-target situation is analyzed using the method of Agent Based Modeling and Simulation (ABMS); and then the influence of the number of UAV, the detectability of UAV and target strength on reconnaissance effectiveness is also analyzed. Simulation results show that the number of UAVs and the detectability of UAV have a significant influence on the capability of continuous reconnaissance.