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The paper proposes multi-agent technology and a prototype system with together-acting UAVs for joint survey missions. The prototype makes it possible to connect UAVs in a united swarm, proposes coordinated flight plans and adaptively re-configures plans due to disruptive events. The approach to organization of program agents within a prototype subsystem is described. A series of simulation experiments and several flight tests were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the distributed scheduling mechanism. The aim of the current and future developments is creation of complex solutions for coordinated management of UAVs for precise agriculture.
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The work was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation in the framework of agreement â„–14.574.21.0183. The unique identification number: RFMEFI57417X0183.
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Skobelev, P., Budaev, D., Gusev, N., Voschuk, G. (2018). Designing Multi-agent Swarm of UAV for Precise Agriculture. In: Bajo, J., et al. Highlights of Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems, and Complexity: The PAAMS Collection. PAAMS 2018. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 887. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94779-2_5
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