Intelligent Planning and Collaborative Control for Unmanned Swarm Systems
A special issue of Actuators (ISSN 2076-0825). This special issue belongs to the section "Aerospace Actuators".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nonlinear control; collaborative control; mission planning
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Interests: attitude control; mission planning
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Interests: multi-agent systems; finite-time control; satellite formation
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Interests: attitude control; mission planning; optimal control
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the rapid development of unmanned technology and intelligent control technologies, unmanned cluster systems have been widely applied in aerospace, smart agriculture, and various other fields. These systems consist of multiple autonomous or semi-autonomous units capable of collaborating to accomplish complex tasks. However, as the scale of clusters expands and task complexity increases, traditional control methods face numerous challenges, including coordination, safety, real-time performance, and adaptability. Therefore, researching and advancing intelligent planning and collaborative control theories is crucial for enhancing the performance of unmanned cluster systems.
This Special Issue invites original papers related to the theme of "Intelligent Planning and Collaborative Control for Unmanned Swarm Systems" that contain innovative ideas, concepts, novel discoveries, improvements, and new applications, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Optimization algorithms for task allocation and path planning;
- Learning-based intelligent control;
- Robust and adaptive control techniques in uncertain environments;
- Collaborative control methods for multi-spacecraft, UAVs, and other platforms;
- Intelligent decision-making based on large models.
Dr. Guangtao Ran
Prof. Dr. Yanning Guo
Dr. Kai Zhang
Prof. Dr. Chuan-jiang Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- unmanned swarm systems
- aerospace systems
- collaborative control
- intelligent decision-making
- mission planning
- learning-based intelligent control
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