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Coevolutionary genetic programming for large-scale dynamic multi-aircraft task allocation

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Ce Yu
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Xianbin Cao
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Bo Zhang
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Wenbo Du
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Tong Guo *
DOI:10.1631/FITEE.2500540delete
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Abstract

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Multi-aircraft task allocation (MATA) plays a vital role in improving mission efficiency under dynamic conditions. This paper proposes a novel coevolutionary genetic programming (CoGP) framework that automatically designs high-performance reactive heuristics for dynamic MATA problems. Unlike conventional single-tree genetic programming (GP) methods, CoGP jointly develops two interacting populations, i.e., task prioritizing heuristics and aircraft selection heuristics, to explicitly model the coupling between these two interdependent decision phases. A comprehensive terminal set is constructed to represent the dynamic states of aircraft and tasks, whereas a low-level heuristic template translates developed trees into executable allocation strategies. Extensive experiments on public benchmark instances simulating post-disaster emergency delivery demonstrate that CoGP achieves superior performance compared with state-of-the-art GP and heuristic methods, exhibiting strong adaptability, scalability, and real-time responsiveness in complex and dynamic rescue environments.

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Frontiers of Information Technology and Electronic Engineering cover
Frontiers of Information Technology and Electronic Engineering
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State Key Laboratory of CNS
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