Abstract:

The distributed target assignment of unmanned combat agents (UCA) controlled by manned combat agents (MCA) is very important in MCA/UCA cooperative combat. Under the hypothesis of MCA/UCA hybrid aerial team’s architecture and function, the distributed cooperative target assignment model with limited control is established. The integrative model strategy of communication structure, information structure and cooperative mechanism is proposed. Utilizing the contract net protocol as the basic frame, the target selection strategy, announcement strategy, bidding strategy and winner determination strategy of the contract net are extended. Through the improved mechanism of the contract net algorithm, the target can be assigned to UCA and MCA effectively in multiple group. Simulations results based on combat scenario indicate that the algorithm can attain high quality results with low traffic and limited computing time.