Colony of Robots for Exploration Based on Multi-Agent System

Hughes, I.; Millán G.; Cubillos C.; Lefranc, G.

Keywords: robotics, colony of robots, Multi-Agent Systems (MAS)

Abstract

In this paper a colony of robots for closed environments exploration is presented. This small colony of robots, conformed by mobile robots and a quadcopter, is based on heterogeneous Multi-Agent System (MAS). The objective of the system is to quickly recognize a closed three-dimensional environment, without access to references such as a Global Positioning System (GPS), to perform exploration of each unit with different characteristics and perform a joint recognition. All communications work wirelessly with a system responsible of data collection, tracking and managing all collected information. Finally, it provides a basis for multi-agent robots which allow recognition, mapping and information gathering in places where units are efficiently deployed the entire colony's abilities.

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Título según WOS: Colony of Robots for Exploration Based on Multi-Agent System
Título de la Revista: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTERS COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL
Volumen: 9
Número: 6
Editorial: CCC PUBL-AGORA UNIV
Fecha de publicación: 2014
Página de inicio: 703
Página final: 710
Idioma: English
Notas: ISI