Naslov
Reynolds flocking in reality with fixed-wing robots: communication range vs. maximum turning rate

Autori
Hauert, Sabine ; Leven, Severin ; Varga, Maja ; Ruini, Fabio ; Cangelosi, Angelo ; Zufferey, Jean- Christophe ; Floreano, Dario

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proc. of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems / - , 2011, 5015-5020

ISBN
978-1-61284-454-1

Skup
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Mjesto i datum
San Francisco (CA), Sjedinjene Američke Države, 25.09.2011. - 30.09.2011

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
reynolds flocking; swarm algorithms; multi-agent systems

Sažetak
The success of swarm behaviors often depends on the range at which robots can communicate and the speed at which they change their behavior. Challenges arise when the communication range is too small with respect to the dynamics of the robot, preventing interactions from lasting long enough to achieve coherent swarming. To alleviate this dependency, most swarm experiments done in laboratory environments rely on communication hardware that is relatively long range and wheeled robotic platforms that have omnidirectional motion. Instead, we focus on deploying a swarm of small fixed-wing flying robots. Such platforms have limited payload, resulting in the use of short-range communication hardware. Furthermore, they are required to maintain forward motion to avoid stalling and typically adopt low turn rates because of physical or energy constraints. The tradeoff between communication range and flight dynamics is exhaustively studied in simulation in the scope of Reynolds flocking and demonstrated with up to 10 robots in outdoor experiments.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne tehničke znanosti

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