Title :
Toward finding an universal search algorithm for swarm robots
Author :
Pack, Daniel J. ; Mullins, Barry E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., US Air Force Acad., CO, USA
Abstract :
We present a novel cooperative search algorithm for distributed, independent swarm robots. The focus of this paper is three fold: (1) identify fundamental issues associated with searching an area by multiple robots; (2) design a metric to measure the cooperation among multiple robots to complete a search; and (3) propose an effective search algorithm for swarm robots.
Keywords :
cooperative systems; distributed algorithms; mobile robots; multi-robot systems; search problems; cooperative search algorithm; multiple robots; swarm robots; universal search algorithm; Algorithm design and analysis; Area measurement; Artificial intelligence; Broadcasting; Data structures; Distributed algorithms; Equations; Orbital robotics; Robots; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2003. (IROS 2003). Proceedings. 2003 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7860-1
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2003.1248929
