Title :
A low power IC to enable optical communications in a robotic swarm
Author :
Alonso, O. ; Casanova, R. ; Sanuy, A. ; Arbat, A. ; Canals, J. ; Diéguez, A. ; Samitier, J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Barcelona, Barcelona
Abstract :
In this paper a low power transceiver for short-range IR-communications between robots is described. The mm3- sized robots will be deployed in an arena of A4 sheet size with controlled illumination conditions. The transceiver can manage variations of background light from point to point in the arena, interferences induced by other robots and deals with the inter-robot distance, i.e., the amplitude of the signal to be detected.
Keywords :
multi-robot systems; optical communication; A4 sheet size; interrobot distance; low power transceiver; optical communications; robotic swarm; signal detection; Application specific integrated circuits; Capacitors; Communication system control; Lighting; Optical fiber communication; Power integrated circuits; Power supplies; Protocols; Robots; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2007. MWSCAS 2007. 50th Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1175-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1548-3746
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.2007.4488702
