Operations research for unmanned systems

Author

Additional Author(s)

• Dickmann, John Q.
• Cares, Jeffrey R.

Publisher

Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2016

Language

English

ISBN

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Series

Subject(s)

• AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES--INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
• TECHNOLOGY--&--ENGINEERING--ENGINEERING--(GENERAL)
• VEHICLES, REMOTELY PILOTED

Notes

• Includes bibliographical references and index

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Abstract

The first edited volume addressing analysis for unmanned vehicles, with focus on operations research rather than engineering
• The editors have a unique combination of extensive operational experience and technical expertise
• Chapters address a wide-ranging set of examples, domains and applications
• Accessible to a general readership and also informative for experts

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (xix, 302 p.)

Dimension

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Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Front Matter (Pages: i-xix)
CHAPTER 1 Introduction (Pages: 1-6)
CHAPTER 2 The In‐Transit Vigilant Covering Tour Problem for Routing Unmanned Ground Vehicles (Pages: 7-26)
CHAPTER 3 Near‐Optimal Assignment of UAVs to Targets Using a Market‐Based Approach (Pages: 27-57)
CHAPTER 4 Considering Mine Countermeasures Exploratory Operations Conducted by Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (Pages: 59-79)
CHAPTER 5 Optical Search by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Fauna Detection Case Study (Pages: 81-94)
CHAPTER 6 A Flight Time Approximation Model for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Estimating the Effects of Path Variations and Wind (Pages: 95-117)
CHAPTER 7 Impacts of Unmanned Ground Vehicles on Combined Arms Team Performance (Pages: 119-138)
CHAPTER 8 Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination: When is Aided/Automated Target Recognition “Good Enough” for Operational Use? (Pages: 139-153)
CHAPTER 9 Analyzing a Design Continuum for Automated Military Convoy Operations (Pages: 155-186)
CHAPTER 10 Experimental Design for Unmanned Aerial Systems Analysis: Bringing Statistical Rigor to UAS Testing (Pages: 187-206)
CHAPTER 11 Total Cost of Ownership (TOC): An Approach for Estimating UMAS Costs (Pages: 207-232)
CHAPTER 12 Logistics Support for Unmanned Systems (Pages: 233-253)
CHAPTER 13 Organizing for Improved Effectiveness in Networked Operations (Pages: 255-270)
CHAPTER 14 An Exploration of Performance Distributions in Collectives (Pages: 271-286)
CHAPTER 15 Distributed Combat Power: The Application of Salvo Theory to Unmanned Systems (Pages: 287-294)
Index (Pages: 295-302)
Supplementary Images (Pages: a1-a8)

Exemplar(s)

#	Accession No.	Call Number	Location	Status
1.	01698/19	629.046 Ope	Online !	Available