METHOD OF MONITORING THE CONDITION OF STATIONARY ELEMENTS OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OBJECTS BY UAVS USING DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING

Abstract

The task of routing an unmanned aerial vehicle is a multi-step task consisting in choosing the next monitoring point among many possible ones. Since the decision-making process in route planning can be divided into separate stages, it is advisable to use dynamic programming. The article considers the problem of routing an unmanned aerial vehicle for monitoring stationary objects. The fundamental difference between the problem being solved and the existing methods is the assumption of alternative control. The optimization task is solved under the condition that all coefficients of the risk function on the right side of the Belman equation depend on the j-ro number of the chosen alternative. Flight situations have been calculated, which indicates the need to use a simplified approach for calculating the flight point, which additionally requires average values of risk ordinates.