Cognitive AI platform for autonomous navigation of distributed multi-agent systems

Authors

  • Michael Zgurovsky Educational and Scientific Complex “Institute for Applied System Analysis” of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5896-7466
  • Pavlo Kasyanov Educational and Scientific Complex “Institute for Applied System Analysis” of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6662-0160
  • Nataliya Pankratova Educational and Scientific Complex “Institute for Applied System Analysis” of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6372-5813
  • Yuriy Zaychenko Educational and Research Institute for Applied System Analysis of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9662-3269
  • Illia Savchenko Educational and Research Institute for Applied System Analysis of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0921-5425
  • Tetyana Shovkoplyas Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8991-0285
  • Liliia Paliichuk Educational and Scientific Complex "Institute for Applied System Analysis" of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1654-4371
  • Andrii Tytarenko Educational and Research Institute for Applied System Analysis of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8265-642X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20535/SRIT.2308-8893.2025.3.01

Keywords:

artificial intelligence, UAV swarm, autonomous navigation, cognitive platform, multi-agent systems, behavior trees, digital twin, SLAM

Abstract

This paper presents a concept for a cognitive AI platform that enables autonomous navigation of distributed multi-agent systems, exemplified by UAV swarms. The proposed architecture integrates a ground control center with cognitive services and a multi-layered onboard subsystem, supporting a continuous loop of learning, adaptation, execution, and behavioral model updates. Several core mission scenarios are introduced, such as reconnaissance, search and rescue, target neutralization, and deception, showcasing the swarm’s ability to operate autonomously and in a decentralized manner, even under adversarial conditions. An example of a search and rescue mission implementation plan using a cognitive platform that includes adaptive planning, SLAM navigation, swarm coordination, and deep object recognition is presented. The results were partially supported by the National Research Foundation of Ukraine, grant No. 2025.06/0022 “AI platform with cognitive services for coordinated autonomous navigation of distributed systems consisting of a large number of objects”.

Author Biographies

Michael Zgurovsky, Educational and Scientific Complex “Institute for Applied System Analysis” of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv

Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Academic advisor of Educational and Scientific Complex “Institute for Applied System Analysis” of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Pavlo Kasyanov, Educational and Scientific Complex “Institute for Applied System Analysis” of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv

Corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, professor, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, the director of Educational and Scientific Complex “Institute for Applied System Analysis” of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Nataliya Pankratova, Educational and Scientific Complex “Institute for Applied System Analysis” of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv

Corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, the deputy director of Educational and Scientific Complex “Institute for Applied System Analysis” of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Yuriy Zaychenko, Educational and Research Institute for Applied System Analysis of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv

Doctor of Technical Sciences, a professor at the Department of Mathematical Methods of System Analysis of Educational and Research Institute for Applied System Analysis of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Illia Savchenko, Educational and Research Institute for Applied System Analysis of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv

Doctor of Technical Sciences, an associate professor at the Department of Mathematical Methods of System Analysis of Educational and Research Institute for Applied System Analysis of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Tetyana Shovkoplyas, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv

Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (Ph.D.), an assistant at the Department of General Mathematics of the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Liliia Paliichuk, Educational and Scientific Complex "Institute for Applied System Analysis" of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv

Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (Ph.D.), a researcher at Educational and Scientific Complex "Institute for Applied System Analysis" of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv, Ukraine.

Andrii Tytarenko, Educational and Research Institute for Applied System Analysis of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv

Ph.D., an assistant at the Department of Mathematical Methods of System Analysis of Educational and Research Institute for Applied System Analysis of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Published

2025-09-29

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No. 3 (2025)

Section

Theoretical and applied problems and methods of system analysis

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