Backbone-based connectivity control for mobile networks

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1133-1139

  Yao, Zhenwang ^a   Gupta, Kamal ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; MOTION CONTROL;

AUTONOMOUS MOBILE AGENT; COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AGENTS; COMMUNICATION CONSTRAINTS; COMMUNICATION COST; DISTRIBUTED METHODS; DISTRIBUTED TASKS; FORMATION CONTROL; LEADER-FOLLOWER FORMATION CONTROLS;

MOBILE AGENTS;

EID: 85113908066     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2009.5152563     Document Type: Conference Paper

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