The Characterisation, Diagnosis and Assurance of Health and Quality of Sensor Formations project, known by its nickname SWARM, is using a set of scientific tools to develop more reliable formations and sensor networks for applications such as defence, fighting bushfires and surveillance.
One of the priority areas of military and defence interest the project is focusing on is the use of unmanned vehicles to execute missions. The techniques developed in this project will be essential in making the autonomous formations and sensor networks used in these missions reliable.
The SWARM consists of three sub-projects:
| 1. Autonomous Formation Architecture & Control |  |
| 2. Cooperative Target localisation |  |
| 3. Sensor Network Localization |  |
About SWARM
Key Research Team
- Prof. Brian Anderson, NICTA Canberra & Australian National University
- Dr. Baris Fidan, NICTA Canberra & Australian National University
- Dr. Guoqiang Mao, NICTA ATP & The University of Sydney
- Dr. Brad (Changbin) Yu, NICTA Canberra & Australian National University
- Iman Shames, NICTA Canberra & Australian National University
- Jason (Xiaoyuan) Ta, NICTA ATP & The University of Sydney
- Tyler Summers, University of Texas at Austin
- Anushiya Kannan, NICTA ATP & The University of Sydney
- Eric (Xiolei) Hou, Australian National University
External Partner
- Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), Electronic Warfare and Radar Division.
- Key DSTO Collaborators:
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- Dr. Sam Drake
- Dr. Hatem Hmam
Participants
- NICTA Managing Complexity
- DSTO
- Australian National University
- The University of Sydney
Others Involved and International Collaboration
Key Research Outcomes and Progress Report