An algorithm for testing object caging condition by multiple mobile robots

2005 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 3022-3027

  Wang, Zhi Dong ^a   Hirata, Yasuhisa ^a   Kosuge, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caging; Cooperative object handling; Distributed system; Object Closure

Indexed keywords

MOBILE ROBOTS;

CAGING; DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED TESTING; MULTIPLE MOBILE ROBOT; OBJECT CLOSURE; OBJECT HANDLING; SUFFICIENT AND NECESSARY CONDITION; THRESHOLD DISTANCES;

INTELLIGENT ROBOTS;

EID: 33845614829     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2005.1545378     Document Type: Conference Paper

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