The Why and How of Polymorphic Artificial Autonomous Swarms

Fabrice Saffre*, Hannu Karvonen, Hanno Hildmann

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the concept of polymorphism in the context of artificial swarms; that is, collectives of autonomous platforms such as, for example, unmanned aerial systems. This article provides the reader with two practical insights: (a) a proof-of-concept simulation study to show that there is a clear benefit to be gained from considering polymorphic artificial swarms; and (b) a discussion on the design of user-friendly human–machine interfaces for swarm control to enable the human operator to harness these benefits.
Original languageEnglish
Article number53
Number of pages25
JournalDrones
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Jan 2025
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

This research is funded by the Research Council of Finland (project grant number 348010) and conducted as part of the Unmanned aerial systems based solutions for real-time management of wildfires (FireMan) project.

Keywords

  • AUV
  • ConOps
  • HMI
  • human factors
  • ISR
  • polymorphic swarms
  • self-organization
  • UGV
  • UxV
  • wildfire

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