Independent Soft Actor-Critic Deep Reinforcement Learning for UAV Cooperative Air Combat Maneuvering Decision-Making

  • Haolin Li
  • , Delin Luo*
  • , Haibin Duan
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper delves into the research of collaborative combat strategies for multiple unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UAVs), utilizing the independent soft Actor-Critic (is-AC) algorithm. We aim to achieve collaborative jamming confrontation, accurate battlefield situational awareness, and UAV decision-making capabilities to control their behavior. However, the SAC algorithm is plagued by instability and poor scalability in Multi-agent reinforcement learning scenarios. To address this, we draw inspiration from the Independent Q-Learning (IQL) algorithm and improve SAC. Our experimental analysis of the is-AC algorithm in UAV confrontation models demonstrates its stability and scalability in multi-machine scenarios.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2656-2670
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Field Robotics
Volume42
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2025

Keywords

  • air combat decision-making
  • deep reinforcement learning
  • multi-UAV
  • multi-agent systems
  • soft-actor critic

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