Название: Artificial Intelligence Ethics and the Future of Warfare: Global Perspectives
Автор: Каushik Rоу
Издательство: Routledge
Год: 2024
Страниц: 299
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 18.4 MB

This volume examines how the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is likely to impact strategic and operational planning, and the possible future tactical scenarios for conventional, unconventional, cyber, space and nuclear force structures. In addition to developments in the USA, Britain, Russia and China, the volume also explores how different Asian and European countries are actively integrating AI into their military readiness. It studies the effect of AI and related technologies in training regimens and command structures. The book also covers the ethical and legal aspects of AI augmented warfare. Chapter 1 shows that AI-related technologies if applied in the case of defence wholesale, have the potential to revolutionise warfare by changing not only the character but also the nature of warfare. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the possible use of AI-related technologies in the various branches of the military. For him, at the strategic level, the effect of AI is ambiguous. Author argues that, at present, the effects of AI at the tactical and operational levels are massive and amount to an RMA. Author asserts that AI, being a disruptive technology, and its widespread applications, which are inevitable in the near future, will transform the logistics, doctrine, training, command and tactical concepts of combat. In Chapter 3, author focuses on a particular piece of military system: Aviation. He details the various ways in which AI-embedded sixth-generation aircraft is paving the way for the emergence of pilotless aircraft.

Название: Robust Sliding Mode Protocols for Formation of Quadcopter Swarm
Автор: Ахауkumаr Меhtа, Аkаsh Моdi
Издательство: Springer
Год: 2024
Страниц: 165
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true), epub
Размер: 31.2 MB

This book presents several robust sliding mode protocols for achieving the formation and tracking of Quadcopter swarm for a given pattern. In entire book, the concept of leader-follower formation control of a multi-agent system is exploited for deriving the protocols and the graph theory is used to represent the communication between the Quadcopters. The book covers two types of formation protocols of the Quadcopter swarm namely, continuous-time sliding mode protocols and discrete-time sliding mode protocols. First, the continuous-time higher order sliding mode protocols using super-twisting algorithm are designed for formation using linear and non-linear models of Quadcopter. Then, the discrete-time sliding mode protocols using power rate reaching law, discrete-time super twisting algorithm, and exponential reaching law are presented. The protocols are thoroughly analysed for robustness, chattering, control effort, and convergence time for achieving the formation. Also, the stability conditions using the Lyapunov function are derived to ensure the stability of the swarm with each protocol. Further, each chapter includes extensive simulation and comparative studies to show the efficacy of each protocol. The book will be useful to graduate students, research scholars, and professionals working in the domain of civilian and military usage of the drone technology.

Автор: K. Valavanis; George J. Vachtsevanos
Название: Handbook of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - 5 Volume Set
Язык: English
Издательство: Dordrecht: SpringerReference
Год: 2015
Формат: pdf
Размер: 101 mb
Страниц: 3022

The Handbook of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles is a reference text for the academic and research communities, industry, manufacturers, users, practitioners, Federal Government, Federal and State Agencies, the private sector, as well as all organizations that are and will be using unmanned aircraft in a wide spectrum of applications.