Autonomous drone swarms will increasingly replace traditional, human-based military units in the near future. That's a fact. It's already starting.
Some early morning thoughts on how these swarms will maneuver in operational space.
Drones are currently in the process of being outfitted with insect mobility -- bees to ants to fleas. However, that mobility is of diminished use given the limitations on decision making complexity (beyond what's required mobility).
That decision making limitation will be fixed in the next decade, as inexpensive computing horsepower and bio-mimicry allows us to outfit drones with more complex mammalian behaviors (think rat).
In fact, given that this decision making capacity will become merely a function of inexpensive hardware/software, it will become a throw away feature. You can turn it up or down depending on need without any thought the expense involved.
Read more: http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/globalguerrillas/2012/03/drones-and-operational-maneuverability.html
Some early morning thoughts on how these swarms will maneuver in operational space.
Drones are currently in the process of being outfitted with insect mobility -- bees to ants to fleas. However, that mobility is of diminished use given the limitations on decision making complexity (beyond what's required mobility).
That decision making limitation will be fixed in the next decade, as inexpensive computing horsepower and bio-mimicry allows us to outfit drones with more complex mammalian behaviors (think rat).
In fact, given that this decision making capacity will become merely a function of inexpensive hardware/software, it will become a throw away feature. You can turn it up or down depending on need without any thought the expense involved.
Read more: http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/globalguerrillas/2012/03/drones-and-operational-maneuverability.html
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