Communication, diversity and learning: Cornerstones of swarm behavior

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Volumn 3342, Issue , 2005, Pages 21-30

  Balch, Tucker ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COSTS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; ROBOTS;

COMMUNICATION COMPLEXITY; LEARNING SWARMS; ROBOT SWARMS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 23944508622     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-30552-1_3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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