REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Material Resources Sector

Defensive Technologies Department

Military Technical Institute

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COMPUTER simulation of sWаrming tactics for UGV combat platforms

Mirko Jezdimirovic

Military technical institute, Belgrade, ejezdimi@ptt.rs

Momcilo Milinovic

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade, mmilinovic@mas.bg.ac.rs

Radomir Jankovic

Union University School of Computing, Belgrade, rjankovic@raf.edu.rs

Olivera Jeremić

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade, o.jeremic@mas.bg.ac.rs

Abstract: This paper presents a methodological attempt to simulate tactics of simultaneous attack using robotized (UGV- Unmanned Ground Vehicle) platforms. Numerical methods are used to determine time of departure and location of platforms in order to achieve simultaneous arrival in the zone of effective fire on the moving armored targets. The method of proportional navigation, with given initial conditions of velocity and iteratively changing conditions of the initial position is used. Time delay departure of robotized platforms has been established and calculated in relation to the furthest platform, with respect to the target. The results of simulation are presented for the two hypotheses of target motion (rectilinear and curvilinear), in the lateral oblique attack.

Key words: unmanned ground combat platforms, short range anti-tank missiles, navigation, proportional guidance law, swarming.