Multi-agent-based approach for real-time collision avoidance and path re-planning on construction sites

Proceedings of the 28th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 286-291

  Zhang, Cheng ^a   Hammad, Amin ^b   Bentahar, Jamal ^c  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Collision avoidance; Construction site; Multi agent; Path re planning; Real time

Indexed keywords

COLLISION AVOIDANCE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; REAL TIME CONTROL; ROBOTICS;

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS; CONSTRUCTION SITES; DISTRIBUTED PROBLEMS; DYNAMIC RE-SCHEDULING; MULTI AGENT; MULTI-AGENT BASED APPROACH; PATH RE-PLANNING; REAL TIME;

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84863746154     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.22260/isarc2011/0051     Document Type: Conference Paper

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