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Increasing the Autonomy of Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles with a Game Theory Approach

D. Taurino, S. Taraglio, A. Tedeschi, A. Pasquini, V. Nanni

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An innovative approach to enhance the autonomy and decision making of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) is proposed, using a decentralized algorithm based on Game Theory. This algorithm adopts a collaborative approach to
dynamic Conflict Resolution and Traffic Optimization and will be tested in real operational contexts. Some computerbased simulations results about different traffic scenarios are presented and discussed.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21535%2FProICIUS.2010.v6.447

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