Protected group control system for mobile robots

The purpose of this work is to present a secure group control system for ground mobile robots. The paper includes the analysis of existing group control algorithms, a description of the implementation of some of the algorithms, their testing and analysis of characteristics. When we solve the problem, we adhere to the following aspects: The multivariance of simulated situations, the feasibility of algorithms within the framework of existing computer systems and their applicability within the framework of real group control systems, the use of cryptographic information security tools using distributed methods, the development of a model for group control of robots and testing of developed solutions should be carried out using a simulator, approbation of the developed solutions is carried out using a full-scale model, which includes a set of single-board computers, between which a wireless network is organized, robots perform the main task of analyzing the terrain and building a terrain map, while the terrain map should be distributed between robots and updated periodically, robots must be able to avoid obstacles and collisions with each other, perform the task of moving towards the goal and the task of following the group leader. Security solutions must ensure the property of integrity, proof of authorship, and trust in the data. Implementing the choice of the group leader must also provide the ability to select a trusted entity as the group leader.