Staying Hidden at Battlefields While Communicating via Unmanned Vehicles

Authors

  • Karol Zientarski AGH University of Krakow, Kraków, Poland
  • Mykyta Muravytskyi AGH University of Kraków, Kraków, Poland
  • Kamil Chełminiak AGH University of Krakow, Kraków, Poland
  • Krzysztof Skos AGH University of Krakow, Kraków, Poland
  • Pawel Kulakowski AGH University of Krakow, Kraków, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26636/jtit.2025.FITCE2024.2086

Keywords:

low probability detection, MANET, Prim algorithm, RSSI, UxV

Abstract

History shows that information is one of the key factors in military conflicts. During military conflicts, there is a need to maintain a communication channel on the battlefield while staying hidden from the enemy. In this paper, we present a simulator that allows to use a communication network and minimize the risk of being detected by the enemy. The simulator, using the Prim algorithm and fine-tuning, shows how a mobile ad-hoc network established between soldiers with the aid of unmanned vehicles, i.e. drones, may become undetectable for the enemy by properly optimizing drone positions.

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K. Zientarski, M. Muravytskyi, K. Chełminiak, K. Skos, and P. Kulakowski, “Staying Hidden at Battlefields While Communicating via Unmanned Vehicles”, JTIT, no. Special Issue, pp. 45–52, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.26636/jtit.2025.FITCE2024.2086.