Automatic dynamic flocking in mobile actuator sensor networks by central Voronoi tessellations

IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1630-1635

  Chen, YangQuan ^a,b   Wang, Zhongmin ^a,b   Liang, Jinsong ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b Utah State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Voronoi tessellations; Coverage control; Diffusion process; Flocking behavior; Formation control; Voronoi diagram

Indexed keywords

COVERAGE CONTROL; FORMATION CONTROL; VORONOI DIAGRAM;

ACTUATORS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; MOBILE ROBOTS; SENSORS;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 27744463790     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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