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Genetic Fuzzy based Artificial Intelligence for Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle Control in Simulated Air Combat Missions
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Breakthroughs in genetic fuzzy systems, most notably the development of the Genetic Fuzzy Tree methodology, have allowed fuzzy logic based Artificial Intelligences to be developed that can be applied to incredibly complex problems. The ability to have extreme performance and computational efficiency as well as to be robust to uncertainties and randomness, adaptable to changing scenarios, verified and validated to follow safety specifications and operating doctrines via formal methods, and easily designed and implemented are just some of the strengths that this type of control brings. Within this white paper, the authors introduce ALPHA, an Artificial Intelligence that controls flights of Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles in aerial combat missions within an extreme-fidelity simulation environment. To this day, this represents the most complex application of a fuzzy-logic based Artificial Intelligence to an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle control problem. While development is on-going, the version of ALPHA presented withinwas assessed by Colonel (retired)Gene Lee who described ALPHA as “the most aggressive, responsive, dynamic and credible AI (he’s) seen-to-date.” The quality of these preliminary results in a problem that is not only complex and rife with uncertainties but also contains an intelligent and unrestricted hostile force has significant implications for this type of Artificial Intelligence. This work adds immensely to the body of evidence that this methodology is an ide…
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- Authors
- Ernest, N., & Carroll, D.
- Venue
- Journal of Defense Management
- Publisher
- OMICS Publishing Group
- Published
- 2016
- Volume
- 06
- Issue
- 01
- ISSN
- 2167-0374 (ISSN-L)
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- W2518892488
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- journal article
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- en
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- Journal of Defense Management (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Fuzzy Logic and Control Systems
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Control and Systems Engineering › Aerospace Engineering and Applications
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Aerospace Engineering and Control Systems
- Keywords
- genetic fuzzy systems, unmanned combat aerial vehicles, UAV flight control, air combat simulation, autonomous aircraft, high-fidelity simulation, robustness to uncertainty
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