Beam resource scheduling for a VHF-MIMO radar network in low-angle tracking

The low-angle tracking in multipath interference is a challenging problem for the Very High Frequency (VHF) radar. The colocated Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) technique can remedy such a defect. In this paper, a Joint Beam-Target Assignment and Power Allocation (JBTAPA) strategy is proposed for the VHF-MIMO radar network tracking low-angle targets. The core of the JBTAPA strategy is to improve the worst tracking accuracy among multiple targets by assigning appropriate beams to targets and allocating the power resource in each beam using the feedback information in the tracking cycle. Taking into account the transmit multipath and receive multipath, we derive the Cramér-Rao Lower Bound (CRLB) on angle estimate, which is then incorporated in the Predicted Conditional CRLB (PC-CRLB). A more accurate and consistent lower bound is provided as the optimization metric since the PC-CRLB is based on the most recently realized measurements. A two-stage-based technique is proposed to solve the JBTAPA problem, which is originally NP-hard. Simulation results verify the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed method. The results also imply that the target reflectivity plays one of the important roles in resource allocation.     

基于群体意志统一的无人机协同围捕策略

针对无人机(UAV)协同围捕问题, 提出一种基于群体意志统一的围捕策略。受人类在协作任务中的认知机理启发, 引入“群体意志”定义无人机的协作认知, 并构建双回路认知模型, 借助图卷积网络对围捕无人机获取的局部态势进行融合认知, 有效减轻无人机系统的计算负载。依靠变分推断原理和生成式自动编码器对围捕无人机进行群体意志趋同学习, 依据Apollonius圆实现协同围捕, 使无人机集群涌现出更加智能化的围捕效果。通过对比仿真验证了所提策略的有效性和智能性。