Abstract: An auction-based distributed method for cooperative multi-target tracking by a plurality of satellites, includes distributed target tracking error and utilization computation as an auction bid across the satellite and uses message-passing to find best bid, handles different tracking requirements via definition of bids and modification of task definition used during the bidding process, and selected a list of auction winners to track the target.

Abstract: A method including: receiving, at a given satellite, a target list, the target list identifying a plurality of targets; identifying a plurality of satellites of which the given satellite is part; generating, at the given satellite, a plurality of satellite-target pairs, each satellite-target pair including a respective one of the plurality of targets and a respective one of the plurality of satellites; identifying a plurality of costs, each of the plurality of costs corresponding to a different one of the plurality of satellite-target pairs; identifying, by the given satellite, a plurality of assignment pairs, the plurality of assignment pairs being identified based on the plurality of satellite-target pairs and the plurality of costs, each of the plurality of assignment pairs including a respective one of the plurality of targets and a respective one of the plurality of satellites that is assigned to track the respective target.

Abstract: A system includes a computer processor, a computer memory, and a user interface. The system receives a plurality of tasks, data relating to conditions and environments associated with the plurality of tasks, and a plurality of goals relating to planning and scheduling of the plurality of tasks. The goals are received from a plurality of sources, and the goals are addressed as a function of the conditions and environments. The system displays on the user interface, as a function of the plurality of goals, an analytical view of the conditions and environments relating to the plurality of tasks and an analytical view of a status of the plurality of tasks.

Abstract: A system includes a computer processor, a computer memory, and a user interface. The system receives a plurality of tasks, data relating to conditions and environments associated with the plurality of tasks, and a plurality of goals relating to planning and scheduling of the plurality of tasks. The goals are received from a plurality of sources, and the goals are addressed as a function of the conditions and environments. The system displays on the user interface, as a function of the plurality of goals, an analytical view of the conditions and environments relating to the plurality of tasks and an analytical view of a status of the plurality of tasks.