Title :
Multi-task allocation and proportion regulation of homogeneous agents
Author :
Sugawara, Ken ; Mizuguchi, Tsuyoshi
Author_Institution :
Dept of Inf. Sci., Tohoku Gakuin Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
Collective behavior of active elements inspired by mass of biological organisms such as social insects is addressed. Here, task allocation phenomena are treated from the viewpoint of proportion regulation of population between different states. Using a dynamical potential model consisting of elements and external "stock materials", adaptability against various disturbances is numerically studied. The performance of the proposed model is also examined by the experiments with real robots system.
Keywords :
multi-robot systems; biological organisms; homogeneous agents; multirobot system; multitask allocation; proportion regulation; stock materials; Biological system modeling; Biological systems; Character generation; Charge coupled devices; Chemicals; Information science; Insects; Multirobot systems; Robots; Robust control;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts, 2005. IEEE Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8947-6
DOI :
10.1109/ARSO.2005.1511641