Reach generalized Reuleaux polygon formations

International Journal of Innovative Computing, Information and Control

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 5851-5864

  Miao, Yizhou ^a   Yan, Gangfeng ^a   Lin, Zhiyun ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cooperative control; Pattern formation; Reuleaux polygon

Indexed keywords

CO-OPERATIVE CONTROL; CONTINUOUS TIME; COOPERATIVE TASKS; DISTRIBUTED STRATEGIES; EFFECT OF PARAMETERS; GEOMETRIC PATTERNS; GEOMETRICAL PATTERNS; GLOBAL CONVERGENCE; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; PATTERN FORMATION; REULEAUX POLYGON; SWITCHED SYSTEM;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

INTELLIGENT AGENTS;

EID: 80053469132     PISSN: 13494198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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