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Asymmetric Collaborative Counter Swarm is sponsored by Department of Defense (DoD). This topic focuses on developing and integrating distributed Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to collaboratively control a multi-agent Group 1 or Group 2 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) swarm to defend an area against a numerically superior attacking enemy swarm.
It emphasizes individual UAS platforms collaborating to determine optimal strategies for 1 vs N scenarios and targeting clusters of enemy platforms through AI algorithms and inter-drone communication.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Small businesses are eligible. Solutions must be able to execute algorithms under extreme Size, Weight, Power, and Cost (SWaP-C) constraints (total compute payload under 2 lbs) and passively collaborate within a non-permissive network/communications environment. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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