IGF::OT::IGF THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS WORK IS TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND DEMONSTRATE A GUIDANCE AND MISSION PLA…

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IGF::OT::IGF THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS WORK IS TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND DEMONSTRATE A GUIDANCE AND MISSION PLANNING TOOLBOX FOR AIR-LAUNCHED, UNMANNED SYSTEMS, SUCH AS GUIDED DROPSONDES, SONOBUOYS, OR SURVEILLANCE AIRCRAFT, WITH THE PRIMARY GOAL OF ENABLING USERS TO MORE EFFECTIVELY ACHIEVE MISSION GOALS BY ENABLING MULTI-AGENT INTERACTION AND COOPERATION. TYPICAL MISSIONS THAT WILL BENEFIT FROM THE MAMS INCLUDE THOSE WHERE MULTIPLE UNMANNED VEHICLES ARE LAUNCHED FROM ONE OR MORE MOTHER AIRCRAFT: FOR EXAMPLE ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH MISSIONS MAKING USE OF MANY GUIDED DROPSONDES, MISSIONS DISTRIBUTING A FLEET OF SONOBUOYS, OR SURVEILLANCE MISSIONS REQUIRING MULTIPLE UAVS TO PATROL A GIVEN AREA. AS NEW VEHICLES ARE INTRODUCED TO THE ENVIRONMENT (LAUNCHED FROM THE MOTHER AIRCRAFT), OR AS NEW AREAS OF INTEREST ARISE, THE MAMS WILL UTILIZE A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE FLEET VEHICLES' TRAJECTORIES TO MAXIMIZE THE MISSION EFFECTIVENESS.