Communication in distributed autonomous robot systems: some directions for investigation

Author

Mathieu, Philippe

Author_Institution

Dept. of Technol., Falun Univ., Borlange, Sweden

fYear

1994

fDate

7-9 Sept. 1994

Firstpage

338

Lastpage

339

Abstract

For modelling communication between animats (e.g. autonomous robots) we describe several communication systems. Some of them are rule-based systems; others are self-organised systems (coupling of dynamical systems under resonance). Among the former systems we can pick out two extensions of Milner\´s SCCS system: WSCCS and CBS. Other proposals include constraint logic programming. Among the latter systems we mention the coupling of oscillators. This approach is also well-suited for the description of a system which should represent a dynamics given a priori. Practical systems already implemented are the MIT behavioural language and the Brussels "insect-based" language. These systems are rule-oriented.

Keywords

calculus of communicating systems; constraint handling; cooperative systems; expert systems; robots; self-adjusting systems; CBS; MIT behavioural language; SCCS system; WSCCS; animats; autonomous robots; communication modelling; communication systems; constraint logic programming; distributed autonomous robot systems; insect-based language; oscillators; rule-based systems; rule-oriented systems; self-organised systems; Animation; Broadcasting; Calculus; Knowledge based systems; Limit-cycles; Logic programming; Oscillators; Proposals; Resonance; Robots;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

From Perception to Action Conference, 1994., Proceedings

Print_ISBN

0-8186-6482-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FPA.1994.636118

Filename

636118