无人机避障航路规划方法研究综述

随着无人机作业空域从中高空不断向低空甚至超低空拓展,复杂的低空障碍环境对无人机造成了严重的威胁。研究无人机避障航路规划理论与方法,对于保障无人机的飞行安全和提升其任务效率具有重要作用。对无人机避障航路规划方法的研究现状进行了梳理,首先,根据航路规划问题所建立的优化模型,将规划方法划分为基于数学规划的方法、基于路标图的方法、基于空间分解的方法、基于势场的方法、基于随机规划的方法和基于机器学习的方法六个大类。然后,分别介绍了各类型方法的基本原理、代表性研究以及优缺点。最后,对避障航路规划方法未来可能的研究方向进行了展望。综述表明,复杂环境下无人机三维航路规划方法的研究仍有提升空间;未来应考虑将传统规划方法与新一代人工智能技术相结合;航路规划方法研究应充分考虑机载传感器的实际性能和工作特性;规划航路的可跟踪性问题也亟待解决。     

Emulating US Counterinsurgency Doctrine: Barriers for Developing Country Forces,Evidence from Peru

ABSTRACT

Recent US advances in counterinsurgency doctrine have been adopted by developing country armed forces. Nevertheless, no systematic study has examined the barriers they face to implementing highly involved counterinsurgency strategy. Tracing the evolution of Peruvian doctrine demonstrates that Peru was able to quickly improve the unity of effort, intelligence capacity, and military basing to meet the demands of a population-centric hearts-and-minds approach to counterinsurgency. Nevertheless, the limited tactical initiative and flexibility of Peruvian forces remains a challenge. The Peruvian experience is instructive for other militaries undergoing similar transitions. However, given the diversity of insurgent conflicts, this doctrine is not universally appropriate.     

计划中的时序偏好表示和非单调推理

针对行动序列计划中的时序偏好问题开展研究,重点关注时序偏好集合内部存在不一致性时完成行动计划的方法。论文的难点和创新点体现在两个方面。针对时序偏好的表示问题,建立了一种二元描述结构,能够实现对时序约束和时序偏好的归一化描述。使用计算辩论技术建立推理框架,用以排除约束/偏好集合中的冲突关系,获得具有最大一致性的约束/偏好子集。在此基础上建立了一种新的计划生成策略,通过映射的方法得到行动序列片段,组合这些片段后形成完整的行动序列计划。通过实例验证了方法的可行性。     

基于自由边控制流图的路径覆盖分析实现方法

针对路径覆盖测试,给出了一般循环结构的一种简化处理方案及把按此方案得到的控制流图转化为自由边控制流图方法,并探讨了基于自由边控制流图进行路径覆盖分析的实现方法和优点。     

When Programming Trumps Policy and Plans: The Case of the US Department of the Navy11

Traditionally, policy and planning have been institutionally weak in the Naval Staff (Office of the Chief of Naval Operations – OPNAV). In their place, the N8 (Programming) has dominated resource decision-making, and, by default, decisions relating to policy and planning. Recent uncertainty over defense authorization and appropriations has resulted in calls for a greater role to be played by the N3/5, Policy and Plans Directorate. The article argues that reform of the Department of the Navy’s planning process is urgently needed. OPNAV’s weak planning and overly dominant programming practices are compared with those of the Departments of the Army and Air Force and are shown to be out of conformance with them. The article concludes with specific and detailed recommendations for reform of both the current planning and programming processes.     

Path planning for moving target tracking by fixed-wing UAV

For the automatic tracking of unknown moving targets on the ground, most of the commonly used methods involve circling above the target. With such a tracking mode, there is a moving laser spot on the target, which will bring trouble for cooperative manned helicopters. In this paper, we propose a new way of tracking, where an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) circles on one side of the tracked target. A circular path algorithm is developed for monitoring the relative position between the UAV and the target considering the real-time range and the bearing angle. This can determine the center of the new circular path if the predicted range between the UAV and the target does not meet the monitoring requirements. A transition path algorithm is presented for planning the transition path between circular paths that constrain the turning radius of the UAV. The transition path algorithm can generate waypoints that meet the flight ability. In this paper, we analyze the entire method and detail the scope of applications. We formulate an observation angle as an evaluation index. A series of simulations and evaluation index comparisons verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms.     

Grand Strategy vs. Emergent Strategy in the conduct of foreign policy

Does a great power need to formulate a long-term Grand Strategy to guide its foreign policy actions? While some scholars continue to debate the competing merits of various grand strategies, a growing literature now emphasizes emergent learning and improvisation as the keys to success, as opposed to implementing a long-term design. In this article, I explore these scholarly arguments by framing the debate as one between two schools of thought, Grand Strategy and Emergent Strategy. After presenting the main arguments and the historical examples associated with each school, I evaluate the two approaches across four categories: the type of international security environment each of them is most suited for, the way each approach deals with short-term vs. long-term priorities, the domestic political conditions needed for each approach to be successful, and the type of presidential management qualities each school demands. Lastly, I discuss the implications of these arguments for the scholarship and the practice of foreign policy and national security strategy.     

Target Analysis of Shining Path Insurgents in Peru: An Example of US Army Psychological Operations

This article analyzes the assumptions of US and Peruvian military personnel regarding insurgent susceptibilities to psychological operations in 1988. The discussion is based on both archival material and the experiences of the author, who was a member of the joint US-Peruvian team. The paper provides insight into the workings of US Army psychological operations as they were conducted in the 1980s and outlines both the strengths and weaknesses of the approach taken.     

Country survey XVI the defence sector in the economy of a declining superpower: Soviet Union and Russia, 1965-2001

The Soviet Union was able to develop a large military-industrial complex and become the world's second superpower despite deficiencies in its centrally planned economy because defence was given high priority status and special planning, rationing and administrative mechanisms were used to attain national security objectives. However, in the period 1976-85 the effectiveness of priority protection diminished and defence institutions experienced more of the problems typical of the shortage economic system. The heavy defence burden also created growing difficulties for the civilian economy. The attempts by the Gorbachev government to reform the defence sector and improve defence-economic relationships during perestroika (1985-91) uniformly failed. For most of the transition period, the Russian military-industrial complex has been adversely affected by its low priority status, cuts in defence spending, instability of the hybrid politico-economic system, and negative growth of the economy. The armed forces and defence industry have been reduced in size and their outputs of military services and equipment have fallen to low levels. Nevertheless, the Russian armed forces still have over one million troops, significant stocks of sophisticated conventional weapons, and a large nuclear arsenal. The government of President Putin has raised the priority of the defence sector, increased real defence spending, and adopted ambitious plans to revive Russian military power. It is likely, though, that tight resource constraints will hamper efforts to reform the armed forces and to upgrade weapons. By 2010 Russia will be an important, but not dominant, military power in Eurasia.     

舰载机甲板布列调运优化方法研究

通过分析美军现代航空母舰的布列调运方式和发展趋势,发现舰载机的甲板作业调度、停放布列和移动调运是影响舰载机布列调运优化和提高舰载机出动能力的重要方面。针对这些方面的主要特点,采用动态调度方法、空间布局仿真和路径规划方法进行研究能更好地得到布列调运优化效果。据此基本思想,着重从美军航母甲板管理方式、空间布局、路径规划以及甲板作业调度几个方面阐述舰载机布列调运的研究现状,最后对舰载机布列调运优化未来的研究方向进行了展望。