Topology-constrained flocking in locally interacting mobile networks

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 2002-2007

  Williams, Ryan K ^a   Sukhatme, Gaurav S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION TOPOLOGIES; CONSTRAINT SATISFACTION; NONLOCAL; POTENTIAL FIELD; SPATIAL CONFIGURATION; SWITCHING CONTROL; TOPOLOGY CHANGES; TOPOLOGY CONSTRAINT;

COMMUNICATION; MOBILE AGENTS; ROBOTICS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

TOPOLOGY;

EID: 84882451883     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICRA.2013.6630844     Document Type: Conference Paper

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