Lattice-based artificial endocrine system model and its application in robotic swarms

Science China Information Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 795-811

  Xu, QingZheng ^a,b   Wang, Lei ^a  

^a XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b XI AN COMMUNICATION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

artificial endocrine system; endocrine cell; hormone; robotic swarms; searching and seizing; self organization; self repair

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955472290     PISSN: 1674733X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11432-010-4157-8     Document Type: Article

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