Multi-UAV Collaborative Path Planning Method Based on Attention Mechanism

Abstract

Aiming at the problem that traditional heuristic algorithm is difficult to extract the empirical model in time from large sample terrain data, a multi-UAV collaborative path planning method based on attention reinforcement learning is proposed. The method draws on a combined consideration of influencing factors, such as survival probability, path length, and load balancing and endurance constraints, and works as a support system for multimachine collaborative optimizing. The attention neural network is used to generate the cooperative reconnaissance strategy of the UAV, and a large amount of simulation data is tested to optimize the attention network using the REINFORCE algorithm. Experimental results show that the proposed method is effective in solving the multi-UAV path planning issue with high real-time requirements, and the solving time is less than the traditional algorithms.