Optimal scheduling for replacing perimeter guarding unmanned aerial vehicles

Oleg Burdakov (), Jonas Kvarnström and Patrick Doherty
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Oleg Burdakov: Linköping University
Jonas Kvarnström: Linköping University
Patrick Doherty: Linköping University

Annals of Operations Research, 2017, vol. 249, issue 1, No 10, 163-174

Abstract: Abstract Guarding the perimeter of an area in order to detect potential intruders is an important task in a variety of security-related applications. This task can in many circumstances be performed by a set of camera-equipped unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Such UAVs will occasionally require refueling or recharging, in which case they must temporarily be replaced by other UAVs in order to maintain complete surveillance of the perimeter. In this paper we consider the problem of scheduling such replacements. We present optimal replacement strategies and justify their optimality.

Keywords: Scheduling problem; Optimal replacement strategies; Perimeter guarding; Unmanned aerial vehicles (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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