Multi-UAV Cooperative Multi-Target Allocation Method based on Differential Evolutionary Algorithm

Aiming at the problem of multi-UAV cooperative target assignment, this paper first classifies the corresponding relationship between multi-UAV and multi-target. Then, considering the real battlefield environment, this paper analyzes the influencing factors of multi-UAV cooperative target assignment. Finally, the effective distance and the income from attacking targets are taken as objective functions, and a realistic target allocation model is established. According to the model, a multi-UAV target assignment method based on differential evolution algorithm is proposed. In this method, we designed the corresponding gene coding method, which solved the two special situations of UAV not executing mission and target not being attacked. This method can ensure that multiple UAVs can attack targets according to the optimal allocation. Finally, in the simulation results, the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is verified by comparing the convergence speed and results with the traditional genetic algorithm.