Optimal Allocation of Heterogeneous UAV Swarms for Reservoir Inspection with Task Decomposition
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To meet the efficiency and economy requirements of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) inspection for large watershed, long-distance and multi-measurement-point reservoirs, this paper focuses on the optimal allocation problem of heterogeneous UAV swarms for reservoir inspection with task decomposition. Firstly, the four decomposable dimensions of reservoir inspection tasks (spatial decomposition, time decomposition, measurement point decomposition, and data accuracy decomposition) are clarified, and the performance metrics and constraints of heterogeneous UAV swarms are defined. Secondly, inspection success models and inspection cost models are constructed to form a dual-objective optimization model. Then, an efficient solution based on the greedy algorithm is designed to realize the optimal allocation of UAV swarms. Finally, the effectiveness and practicality of the models and solution are verified through a case study. The results show that the proposed models and solution can effectively improve the success of reservoir inspection and reduce the total inspection cost.
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TY - JOUR AU - Mo, Yuchang AU - Gui, Faer AU - Chynybaev, Mirlan AU - Chymyrov, Akylbek AU - Wu, Wen AU - Zhu, Jifeng PY - 2026 DA - 2026/04/08 TI - Optimal Allocation of Heterogeneous UAV Swarms for Reservoir Inspection with Task Decomposition JO - ICCK Transactions on Systems Safety and Reliability T2 - ICCK Transactions on Systems Safety and Reliability JF - ICCK Transactions on Systems Safety and Reliability VL - 2 IS - 2 SP - 101 EP - 111 DO - 10.62762/TSSR.2026.977710 UR - https://www.icck.org/article/abs/TSSR.2026.977710 KW - reservoir UAV inspection KW - task decomposition KW - heterogeneous UAV swarm KW - optimal allocation KW - dual-objective optimization AB - To meet the efficiency and economy requirements of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) inspection for large watershed, long-distance and multi-measurement-point reservoirs, this paper focuses on the optimal allocation problem of heterogeneous UAV swarms for reservoir inspection with task decomposition. Firstly, the four decomposable dimensions of reservoir inspection tasks (spatial decomposition, time decomposition, measurement point decomposition, and data accuracy decomposition) are clarified, and the performance metrics and constraints of heterogeneous UAV swarms are defined. Secondly, inspection success models and inspection cost models are constructed to form a dual-objective optimization model. Then, an efficient solution based on the greedy algorithm is designed to realize the optimal allocation of UAV swarms. Finally, the effectiveness and practicality of the models and solution are verified through a case study. The results show that the proposed models and solution can effectively improve the success of reservoir inspection and reduce the total inspection cost. SN - 3069-1087 PB - Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge LA - English ER -
@article{Mo2026Optimal,
author = {Yuchang Mo and Faer Gui and Mirlan Chynybaev and Akylbek Chymyrov and Wen Wu and Jifeng Zhu},
title = {Optimal Allocation of Heterogeneous UAV Swarms for Reservoir Inspection with Task Decomposition},
journal = {ICCK Transactions on Systems Safety and Reliability},
year = {2026},
volume = {2},
number = {2},
pages = {101-111},
doi = {10.62762/TSSR.2026.977710},
url = {https://www.icck.org/article/abs/TSSR.2026.977710},
abstract = {To meet the efficiency and economy requirements of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) inspection for large watershed, long-distance and multi-measurement-point reservoirs, this paper focuses on the optimal allocation problem of heterogeneous UAV swarms for reservoir inspection with task decomposition. Firstly, the four decomposable dimensions of reservoir inspection tasks (spatial decomposition, time decomposition, measurement point decomposition, and data accuracy decomposition) are clarified, and the performance metrics and constraints of heterogeneous UAV swarms are defined. Secondly, inspection success models and inspection cost models are constructed to form a dual-objective optimization model. Then, an efficient solution based on the greedy algorithm is designed to realize the optimal allocation of UAV swarms. Finally, the effectiveness and practicality of the models and solution are verified through a case study. The results show that the proposed models and solution can effectively improve the success of reservoir inspection and reduce the total inspection cost.},
keywords = {reservoir UAV inspection, task decomposition, heterogeneous UAV swarm, optimal allocation, dual-objective optimization},
issn = {3069-1087},
publisher = {Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge}
}
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