Consensus-based task sequencing in decentralized multiple-robot systems using local communication

2008 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1421-1426

  Parker, Chris A C ^a   Zhang, Hong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR-BASED; COMPLEX MISSION; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENTIRE SYSTEM; INTER-ROBOT COMMUNICATION; LOCAL COMMUNICATIONS; ROBOT SYSTEM; ROBOTS WORKING; SEQUENCING PROBLEMS; SUBTASKS; TASK SEQUENCING;

INTELLIGENT ROBOTS;

EID: 69549120366     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2008.4651168     Document Type: Conference Paper

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