Model independence in swarm robotics

International Journal of Intelligent Computing and Cybernetics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 672-694

  Kazadi, S ^a  

^a Jisan Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Intelligent agents; Modelling; Robotics

Indexed keywords

DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; LOSSLESS; MODELLING; SWARM BEHAVIOR; SWARM CONDITION; SWARM ENGINEERING; SWARM ROBOTICS;

ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

INTELLIGENT AGENTS;

EID: 78549257874     PISSN: 1756378X     EISSN: 17563798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17563780911005836     Document Type: Article

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