Synchronizing a modular robot colony for cooperative tasks based on intra-inter robot communications

Proceedings - 2010 IEEE Electronics, Robotics and Automotive Mechanics Conference, CERMA 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 388-393

  Baca, José ^a   Ferre, Manuel ^a   Collar, Matias ^a   Fernandez, Jose ^a   Aracil, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE TASKS; INTER-ROBOT COMMUNICATION; MODULAR ROBOT SYSTEMS; MOTION COORDINATION; PARALLEL MOTION; ROBOT COLONIES; ROBOT COMMUNICATION; ROBOT CONFIGURATIONS; ROBOT COORDINATION;

AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; COMMUNICATION; MECHANICS; ROBOTICS;

MODULAR ROBOTS;

EID: 79951665439     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CERMA.2010.111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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