Design of a multiple-UAS mission model using activity-based modeling

This paper introduces an activity-based modeling design and subsequently analyzes mission models of a UAS mission with multiple UA. We use activity-based modeling within the Arena simulation environment as our main modeling methodology, where each stage of a mission's progress is represented by process models and the UA performing said missions correspond to the agents. All processes are connected to create a single comprehensive model that simulates the behavior of the UA agents as they perform their missions. We select three mission types: reconnaissance, signals intelligence, and precision target location. The model calculates certain key performance parameters that measure the performance of the UA in carrying out a specified mission.