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HETEROGENEOUS UNMANNED SYSTEMS IN DANGEROUS SPACES: CLASSIFICATION, USE CASES SCENARIOS AND ACHIEVING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

V. Kharchenko, H. Fesenko, I. Kliushnikov, E. Brezhniev, S. Stirenko, V. Mokhor

Èlektron. model. 2025, 47(3):46-65

https://doi.org/10.15407/emodel.47.03.046

ABSTRACT

The list of types of unmanned (crewless) vehicles that can form a heterogeneous unmanned system in various combinations is determined. A classification of heterogeneous unmanned systems and scenarios of their use is presented. Examples of such scenarios for heterogeneous unmanned systems consisting of three types of unmanned (crewless) vehicles are given, with the functions of each of these types detailed. The definition of a dangerous space is given and examples of it with one and three types of threats (multi-dangerous space) are given. The main operational tasks of overcoming dangerous spaces are formulated and the roles of heterogeneous unmanned systems and unmanned mobile depots in their implementation are shown. The ways to achieve situational awareness of dangerous spaces are formulated and the roles of heterogeneous unmanned systems and unmanned mobile depots in their implementation are shown. The correlation between the ways of achieving situational awareness of dangerous space and the tasks of overcoming it is presented. Directions for further research are formulated.

KEYWORDS

heterogeneous unmanned system, unmanned (crewless) vehicle, unmanned mobile depot, dangerous space, situational awareness

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