ABSTRACT
Recent military and civil actions worldwide have highlighted the potential utility for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft have contributed significantly to the success of several military and surveillance/rescue operations. Future combat operations will continue to place unmanned aircraft in challenging conditions, such as the urban warfare environment. However, the poor reliability, reduced autonomy, and operator workload requirements of current unmanned vehicles present a roadblock to their success. It is anticipated that future operations will require multiple UAVs performing in a cooperative mode, sharing resources and
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complementing other air or ground assets. Surveillance and reconnaissance tasks that rely on UAVs require sophisticated modeling, planning, and control technologies.
