Title :
Maintaining line of sight communications networks between planetary rovers
Author :
Anderson, Stuart O. ; Simmons, Reid ; Golberg, D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
We present an algorithm designed to solve the problem of maintaining communications within a group of robotic explorers. The rovers we consider are equipped with communication hardware that is effective only over a limited range and requires direct line of sight to function. The paper presents the algorithm used to solve this problem and some details of our implementation. We also present the results of an experimental analysis of the algorithm´s performance characteristics in a simulated multi-rover environment.
Keywords :
multi-robot systems; planetary rovers; protocols; algorithm performance; communication hardware; line of sight communications networks; planetary rovers; robotic explorers; simulated multirover environment; Clustering algorithms; Communication networks; Computer science; Fires; Hardware; Intelligent robots; Mobile communication; Protocols; Relays; Robot kinematics;
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.2003.1249208
