On the Robust Network Design for MUM-T

Abstract

Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) is defined as the coupling of one or more manned platforms with a network of unmanned platforms to perform a certain mission. In this study we are concerned with designing robust MUM-T networks in terms of a network stability margin measure. First, we consider an original network of unmanned platforms, and then try to find nodes such that replacing them with manned platforms (leaders) maximally increases the resultant MUM-T network stability margin. We also do mathematical analysis and find a bound on the stability margin of MUM-T using which an efficient scheme for the sake of computational efficiency can be proposed.