Special issue: intelligent behaviors in military unmanned systems

Special issue: intelligent behaviors in military unmanned systems
Table of Contents — January 2014, 11 (1)

Military unmanned systems are used to augment a soldier’s capabilities in reconnaissance and combat operations. Traditionally, it is the soldier who controls anunmanned system directly from a remote location via tele-operation, providing the machine with the necessarydecision-making capability to achieve its mission objectives. However, the military’s desire to reduce soldier workload and effectively deploy unmanned teams has spurred researchers to find ways to make unmanned sysytems more autonomous. In essence, the military seeks to develop unmanned systems that not only perceive their environment, but also take actions to maximize the chance of successfully meeting mission objectives. The articles in  this special issue address these military needs by presenting both theoretical and practical results in the growing research area of military unmanned intelligent behaviors.