The Improved Algorithm for Reducing the UAV Swarm Radio Visibility

This work presents the developed set of improved data transmission algorithms with adaptive signal power for protection against radio-electronic warfare and reducing the radio visibility of a UAV swarm, the purpose of which is to minimize the power levels of swarm members (UAVs) transmitters, and to optimize data transmission routes within the swarm Relevance of this research is high because of heavy losses, that UAVs facing during the surveillance and strike missions during a full-scale military combat.

The requirements to UnACs to ensure the possibility of the developed family of data transmission algorithms usage for protection against radio-electronic warfare and reducing the radio visibility of a UAV swarm are formulated. The data transmission with reduced signal power problem for protection against radio-electronic warfare and reducing the radio visibility of a UAV swarm was formulated as an optimization problem. The improved UAV swarm network initialization algorithm for data transmission and radio visibility reduction is developed. The improved algorithms that will support further operation of an UAV swarm for data transmission and radio visibility reduction during a mission are developed and practically tested. There were analyzed advantages and disadvantages of the improved algorithms compared to its previous version.