Self-configuration of an adaptive TDMA wireless communication protocol for teams of mobile robots

IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1197-1204

  Santos, Frederico ^a   Almeida, Luís ^b   Lopes, Luís Seabra ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUAL SYSTEMS; COMMUNICATION LAYERS; DATA EXCHANGES; DEMINING; MOBILE AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; OPENESS; RF COMMUNICATIONS; TDMA PROTOCOLS; TEAM MEMBERS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS;

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMMUNICATION; FACTORY AUTOMATION; MOBILE AGENTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 56349163751     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ETFA.2008.4638554     Document Type: Conference Paper

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