Maintaining network connectivity and performance in robot teams

Journal of Field Robotics

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 111-131

  Hsieh, M Ani ^a   Cowley, Anthony ^a   Kumar, Vijay ^a   Taylor, Camillo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); MULTITASKING; RADIO LINKS; RADIO TRANSMISSION; TARGET TRACKING;

AERIAL SURVEILLANCE; MULTI-ROBOT TESTBED;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 38349116496     PISSN: 15564959     EISSN: 15564967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.20221     Document Type: Article

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