DocumentCode :
3326294
Title :
A swarm pattern transformation method based on macroscopic parameter operations
Author :
Varghese, Blesson ; McKee, Gerard T.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Syst. Eng., Univ. of Reading, Reading
fYear :
2009
fDate :
22-25 Feb. 2009
Firstpage :
1164
Lastpage :
1169
Abstract :
The work reported in this paper is motivated by biomimetic inspiration - the transformation of patterns. The major issue addressed is the development of feasible methods for transformation based on a macroscopic tool. The general requirement for the feasibility of the transformation method is determined by classifying pattern formation approaches and their characteristics. A formal definition for pattern transformation is provided and four special cases namely, elementary and geometric transformation based on repositioning all and some robotic agents are introduced. A feasible method for transforming patterns geometrically, based on the macroscopic parameter operation of a swarm is considered. The transformation method is applied to a swarm model which lends itself to the transformation technique. Simulation studies are developed to validate the feasibility of the approach, and do indeed confirm the approach.
Keywords :
biomimetics; multi-robot systems; pattern classification; biomimetic inspiration; macroscopic parameter operations; pattern formation classification; robotic agents; swarm pattern transformation method; Biological system modeling; Biomimetics; Chemicals; Computational geometry; Design engineering; Laboratories; Pattern formation; Robots; Shape control; Systems engineering and theory; elementary transformation; geometric transformation; pattern transformation;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Biomimetics, 2008. ROBIO 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bangkok
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2678-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2679-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ROBIO.2009.4913165
Filename :
4913165
Link To Document :
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