The effect of collision avoidance for autonomous robot team formation

Mark H. Seidman; Shanchieh J. Yang

doi:10.1117/12.718071

2 May 2007 The effect of collision avoidance for autonomous robot team formation

Mark H. Seidman, Shanchieh J. Yang

Proceedings Volume 6561, Unmanned Systems Technology IX; 65610M (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.718071
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2007, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

As technology and research advance to the era of cooperative robots, many autonomous robot team algorithms have emerged. Shape formation is a common and critical task in many cooperative robot applications. While theoretical studies of robot team formation have shown success, it is unclear whether such algorithms will perform well in a real-world environment. This work examines the effect of collision avoidance schemes on an ideal circle formation algorithm, but behaves similarly if robot-to-robot communications are in place. Our findings reveal that robots with basic collision avoidance capabilities are still able to form into a circle, under most conditions. Moreover, the robot sizes, sensing ranges, and other critical physical parameters are examined to determine their effects on algorithm's performance.

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Mark H. Seidman and Shanchieh J. Yang "The effect of collision avoidance for autonomous robot team formation", Proc. SPIE 6561, Unmanned Systems Technology IX, 65610M (2 May 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.718071

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