Phys.org June 13, 2018
Researchers in Saudi Arabia have developed the software and hardware needed to coordinate a team of UAVs that can communicate and work toward a common goal. They custom-built UAVs and incorporated a lightweight, low-power computing and wi-fi module on each one so that they could talk to each other during flight. Each drone makes its own plan based on a forecast of optimistic views of their teammates’ actions and pessimistic views of the opponent’s actions. They used Capture the Flag game scenario to test the drones. Their algorithm worked well in both indoor and outdoor arenas under different attack scenarios. The researchers hope their software, which is now available as open-source, will provide the test bed for multiple applications…read more.  Video
A team of unmanned aerial vehicles work together in real time under a capture the flag scenario to intercept an attacker drone. Credit: © 2018 Kuat Telegenov