Multi-robot caravanning

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 5722-5729

  Denny, Jory ^a   Giese, Andrew ^a   Mahadevan, Aditya ^a   Marfaing, Arnaud ^a   Glockenmeier, Rachel ^a   Revia, Colton ^a   Rodriguez, Samuel ^a   Amato, Nancy M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE; EXPLICIT COMMUNICATION; LEADER ELECTION; MULTIROBOTS; PLAN PATHS; PLANNING CAPABILITY; SPECIFIC AREAS; WAYPOINTS;

INTELLIGENT ROBOTS; MULTIPURPOSE ROBOTS;

INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS;

EID: 84893763823     PISSN: 21530858     EISSN: 21530866     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2013.6697185     Document Type: Conference Paper

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