Title :
Spatial distribution results for efficient multi-agent navigation
Author :
De Mot, Jan ; Kulkarni, Vishwesh ; Gentry, Sommer ; Feron, Eric
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Inf. & Decision Syst., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Coordinated navigation to a single perfectly known target by multiple cooperating sensor-equipped agents in a partially known static environment is investigated. Original results on the spatial distribution of the agents under an-optimal policy are derived using dynamic programming and neurodynamic programming techniques. Practical implications are discussed.
Keywords :
dynamic programming; multi-agent systems; navigation; path planning; stochastic processes; cooperative path planning; coordinated navigation; dynamic programming; multiagent navigation; multiple cooperating sensor; neurodynamic programming; optimal policy; single perfectly known target; spatial distribution; static environment; stochastic shortest path; Autonomous agents; Costs; Dynamic programming; Military computing; Navigation; Path planning; Road transportation; Stochastic processes; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Decision and Control, 2002, Proceedings of the 41st IEEE Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7516-5
DOI :
10.1109/CDC.2002.1184952
