Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Lab Meeting, August 8, 2013 (Channing): Multi-Robot System for Artistic Pattern Formation

Title: Multi-Robot System for Artistic Pattern Formation (ICRA 2011)
Authors: Javier Alonso-Mora, Andreas Breitenmoser, Martin Rufli, Roland Siegwart and Paul Beardsley

Abstract: This paper describes work on multi-robot pattern formation. Arbitrary target patterns are represented with an optimal robot deployment, using a method that is independent of the number of robots. Furthermore, the trajectories are visually appealing in the sense of being smooth, oscillation free, and showing fast convergence. A distributed controller guarantees collision free trajectories while taking into account the kinematics of differentially driven robots. Experimental results are provided for a representative set of patterns, for a swarm of up to ten physical robots, and for fifty virtual robots in simulation.

Paper Link: click here.

No comments: