Title :
Swarming robots - collective behavior of interacting robots
Author :
Sugawara, Ken ; Watanabe, Toshinori
Author_Institution :
PRESTO, Japan Sci. & Technol. Corp., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Many living things form groups that we consider as collective systems. Their collective behaviors are a good model for the development of useful distributed systems. We discuss the group of motile elements that is described by a simple model. The dynamics of each element is described by simple kinematics, but the group shows various types of motion. In addition, we found that the formation of the group changes by modifying rc which is an optimum distance between each element. This modification shows us to observe close-packed structure, face-centered lattice, simple lattice and double file.
Keywords :
artificial life; mobile robots; multi-robot systems; close-packed structure; collective behavior; collective behaviors; collective systems; distributed systems; double file; face-centered lattice; formation change; interacting robots; motile elements; optimum distance; simple kinematics; simple lattice; swarming robots; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Birds; Cranes; Equations; Kinetic theory; Lattices; Marine animals; Robots;
Conference_Titel :
SICE 2002. Proceedings of the 41st SICE Annual Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7631-5
DOI :
10.1109/SICE.2002.1195626