Towards multi-level modeling of self-assembling intelligent micro-systems

Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 62-69

  Mermoud, Grégory ^a   Brugger, Juergen ^a   Martinoli, Alcherio ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Macroscopic modeling; Micro robotics; Monte carlo simulations; Multi level modeling; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATES; AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; BINDING ENERGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SELF ASSEMBLY; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

COMPUTING METHODOLOGIES; MACROSCOPIC MODEL; MICRO ROBOTICS; MODELING METHODOLOGY; MULTILEVEL MODEL; SENSORS AND ACTUATORS; SIMULATION AND MODELING; STOCHASTIC SELF ASSEMBLIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84899802554     PISSN: 15488403     EISSN: 15582914     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (20)

1. W. Agassounon, A. Martinoli, and K. Easton. Macroscopic modeling of aggregation experiments using embodied agents in teams of constant and time-varying sizes. Autonomous Robots, 17(2-3) :163-192, 2004.
2. C. M. Cianci, J. Pugh, and A. Martinoli. Exploration of an incremental suite of microscopic models for acoustic event monitoring using a robotic sensor network. In Proc. of the 2008 IEEE Int. Conf on Robotics and Automation, pages 3290 - 3295, 2008.
3. T. Clark, J. Tien, D. Duffy, K. Paul, and G. Whitesides. Self-assembly of 10-m-sized objects into ordered three-dimensional arrays. J. of the American Chemical Society, 123:7677-7682, 2001.
4. N. Correll and A. Martinoli. Modeling self-organized aggregation in a swarm of miniature robots. In IEEE 2007 Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Workshop on Collective Behaviors inspired by Biological and Biochemical Systems, 2007.
5. C. Evans, G. Mermoud, and A. Martinoli. Scalable distributed control strategies for self-assembling robots. Technical Report DISAL-SP30, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, January 2009. Available upon request.
6. S. Gamier, C. Jost, J. Gautrais, M. Asadpour, G. Caprari, R. Jeanson, A. Grimal, and G. Theraulaz. The embodiment of cockroach aggregation behavior in a group of micro-robots. Artificial Life, 14(4):387-408, 2008.
7. D. Gillespie. Stochastic simulation of chemical kinetics. Annual Review of Physical Chemistry, 58:35-55, 2007.
8. C. M. Grinstead and J. L. Snell. Introduction to Probability. American Mathematical Society, 1997.
9. R. Gross, M. Bonani, F. Mondada, and M. Dorigo. Autonomous self-assembly in swarm-bots. IEEE Trans, on Robotics, 22(6):1115-1130, 2006.
10. A. Jadbabaie, J. Lin, and A. Morse. Coordination of groups of mobile autonomous agents using nearest neighbor rules. IEEE Trans, on Automatic Control, 48(6):988-1001, 2003.
11. E. Klavins. Programmable self-assembly. IEEE Control Systems Mag., 27:43-56, 2007.
12. A. Martinoli, K. Easton, and W. Agassounon. Modeling swarm robotic systems: A case study in collaborative distributed manipulation. Int. J. of Robotics Research, 23(4-5):415-436, 2004.
13. H. Onoe, K. Matsumoto, and I. Shimoyama. Three-dimensional sequential self-assembly of microscale objects. Small, 3:1383-1389, 2007.
14. J. Parrish and W. Hamner. Animal Groups in Three Dimensions: How Species Aggregate. Cambridge University Cambridge University Press, 1997.
15. G. A. S. Pereira, V. Kumar, and M. F. M. Campos. Closed loop motion planning of cooperating mobile robots using graph connectivity. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 56(4):373-384, 2008.
16. E. Sklar. Software review: Netlogo, a multi-agent simulation environment. Artificial Life, 13(3):303-311, 2007.
17. H. Tanner, A. Jadbabaie, and G. Pappas. Flocking in teams of nonholonomic agents. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, 309:229-239, 2005.
18. G. Whitesides and B. Grzybowski. Self-assembly at all scales. Science, 295(5564):2418-2421, 2002.
19. A. Zangwill. Statistical physics: Advances in aggregation. Nature, 411 (6838):651-2, 2001.
20. W. Zheng and H. O. Jacobs. Fabrication of multi component microsystems by directed three-dimensional self-assembly. Advanced Functional Materials, 15:732-738, 2005.