NDLI: Characteristics of object-searching and object-fetching behaviors of multi-robot system using local communication

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Ichikawa, S. Hara, F.
Copyright Year	1999
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Mech. Eng., Sci. Univ. of Tokyo, Japan (Ichikawa, S.)
Abstract	We introduce a methodology using emergent intelligence to generate some of useful behaviors in a multi-robot system consisting of robot modules equipped with a simple function and intelligence mechanism. The generated abilities of a multi-robot system are as follows: one is the ability to explore their unknown area; the other is the ability to return to their original position from any position in their work area. We have demonstrated these behaviors by using our manufactured robots and by computer simulation. The characteristics of two basic abilities in the emergent intelligence are investigated. One ability, which is the searching ability or space-coverage ability, is generated by random-walk-like moving that emerges by dynamic interaction in each robot when there is an increase in the population size of the multi-robot system. The other ability, which is the returning ability, is increased effectively using a vector-field generated by the signal flow via a communication network. The paper introduces two approaches to building a communication network. One is to use a static signal-transmission robot and the other is to use a moving signal-transmission robot. When any one of individual robots finds a certain area and then returns to its original area, the total ability obtained by the method using the moving signal transmission robot is superior to that by the method using a static signal-transmission robot. On the other hand, the probability evaluated as the ratio of the searching frequency to the returning frequency for certain time duration, is almost the same between the two approaches. We conclude that the high probability of returning to the original position after searching is a fundamental ability utilizing a vector-field via a communication network when compared to the return probability without utilizing a communication network.
Starting Page	775
Ending Page	781
File Size	803086
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780357310
ISSN	1062922X
DOI	10.1109/ICSMC.1999.812502
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1999-10-12
Publisher Place	Japan
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Multirobot systems Orbital robotics Intelligent robots Noise robustness Space exploration Mechanical engineering Design engineering Robust control Control systems Noise reduction
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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