Cluster space specification and control of mobile multirobot systems

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 207-218

  Kitts, Christopher A ^a   Mas, Ignacio ^a  

^a Santa Clara University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster space; Collaborative control; Formation control; Multirobot systems; Robot teams

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER SPACE; COLLABORATIVE CONTROL; FORMATION CONTROL; MULTIROBOT SYSTEMS; ROBOT TEAMS;

FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; KINEMATICS; SPECIFICATIONS;

INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS;

EID: 65649113237     PISSN: 10834435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2009.2013943     Document Type: Article

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