Multi-robot formations based on the queue-formation scheme with limited communications

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 2385-2390

  Fua, Cheng Heng ^a,b   Ge, Shuzhi Sam ^a,c   Do, Khac Due ^d   Lim, Khiang Wee ^a,e  

^a IEEE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Convergence; Deliberative coordination; Limited communication ranges; Multi robot formations

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION LOADS; GLOBAL INFORMATIONS; INFORMATION FLOW; QUEUE FORMATION STRUCTURES;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ROBOTS;

EID: 36348964769     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2007.363676     Document Type: Conference Paper

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