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Camille Alain Rabbath
Nicolas Léchevin
Defence R&D Canada - Valcartier
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SAFETY AND RELIABILITY IN COOPERATING UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS
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Preface
The vision is clear: several unmanned aerial vehicles collaborate and coor-
dinate their flight and actions to achieve a mission, while human operators,
barely involved, monitor the progress of the vehicles. This vision is not
yet a reality. Before multiple unmanned aerial vehicles are deployed in a
coordinated fashion, novel systems must be devised. Among those, sys-
tems that ensure safe and reliable operations. Currently,