Resilient Multi-UAV Swarm Coordination under Targeted Communication Jamming Conditions

International Journal of Computer Science and Technology | Vol. 4, No. 9, September 2023 | pp. 1–8

DOI: 10.46882/2023/IJCST/000224

Article Type: Original Research Paper

Title: Resilient Multi-UAV Swarm Coordination under Targeted Communication Jamming Conditions

Names of Authors: Carlos Silva¹, Amara Okafor²

Authors’ Affiliations: ¹Department of Systems Engineering, Technological Institute of Aeronautics, São José dos Campos, Brazil; ²Department of Computer Science, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Abstract: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) swarms require continuous peer-to-peer data coordination to execute spatial surveying operations safely and avoid mid-air collisions. However, targeted communication jamming attacks can sever inter-node links, leading to swarm fragmentation or mission failure. This study presents a resilient decentralized swarm coordination protocol developed to handle localized communication dropouts. The framework introduces a dynamic potential-field routing topology that recalculates vehicle trajectories using onboard optical flow data when communication signals are lost. This allows independent aerial units to infer neighboring maneuvers based on visual observation flags rather than relying on wireless data feeds. We tested this tracking mechanism within a simulated 3D operational space using 24 moving aerial vehicles under active signal jamming variables. The simulation results show that the swarm maintained a 91.6% structural cohesion level during active signal dropouts. The system completely avoided inter-vehicle collisions while restricting tracking trajectory errors to ±1.4 m during autonomous recovery phases.

Keywords: UAV Swarms, Communication Jamming, Decentralized Coordination, Optical Flow, Collision Avoidance, Network Resilience

Manuscript Timeline: Received: March 01, 2023; Revised: April 20, 2023; Accepted: May 29, 2023; Published: September 08, 2023

Citation: Silva, C., & Okafor, A. (2023). Resilient Multi-UAV Swarm Coordination under Targeted Communication Jamming Conditions. International Journal of Computer Science and Technology, 4(9), 1–8. DOI: 10.46882/2023/IJCST/000224

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