Interaction of robot swarms using the honeybee-inspired control algorithm BEECLUST

Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 87-100

  Bodi, Michael ^a   Thenius, Ronald ^a   Szopek, Martina ^a   Schmickl, Thomas ^a   Crailsheim, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

collective decision; swarm intelligent; swarm robotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857081291     PISSN: 13873954     EISSN: 17445051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13873954.2011.601420     Document Type: Article

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