Choice of the Direction of the Movement Aircraft for Cargo Delivery to Group of Moving Objects. Part 1. An Exit in a Point of Start of the UAV

Abstract

At present, special attention is paid to the joint use of modern multifunctional aircraft (MA) and unmanned aircraft (UAV). One of the possible scenarios for interaction between aircraft and UAV is the delivery of goods to a group of moving objects. Effective implementation of the mission assigned to the complex (the aircraft and the UAV group on its board) requires the development of appropriate software and algorithmic support (AS). The article is devoted to the development of a AS, which allows to select the optimal trajectory of a multifunctional aircraft that delivers the UAV and which, in its turn, delivers the goods to a group of moving objects. One of the actual tasks assigned to the aircraft is the delivery of goods to a group of objects moving in difficult-to-reach terrain, also when there is no runway. In described case, when delivering an expensive cargo (for example, high-tech equipment), one of the effective methods is the use of MA carrying a UAV group on board, each at the final stage delivers the cargo to one of the objects. The task is complicated if objects are moving. One of the Mmys to improve the efficiency of solving this problem is to form "n optim"l control tmjectory for " multifunction"l "ircmft to bring it to " cert"in point from which the UAV is l"unched. The "lgorithm of the first st"ge, considering the restrictions imposed by technic"l capahilities of MLA "nd tmffic conditions of group of objects is developed. The results of modeling confirming oper"hility of the developed "lgorithm "re presented.