Title :
Decentralized sweep coverage algorithm for uncertain region of multi-agent systems
Author :
Chao Zhai ; Yiguang Hong
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Syst. & r Control, Acad. of Math & Syst. Sci., Beijing, China
Abstract :
This paper proposes a new formulation to address sweep coverage problem of multi-agent systems in the uncertain environment. The decentralized sweep coverage algorithm is shown to guarantee the complete coverage of the given region by incorporating two operations: workload partition and sweeping. The theoretical analysis is conducted to focus on the estimation of the upper bound for the error between coverage time and optimal time. Finally, numerical simulations demonstrate the effectiveness of the sweep coverage algorithms.
Keywords :
decentralised control; multi-agent systems; numerical analysis; complete coverage; coverage time; decentralized sweep coverage algorithm; multiagent systems; optimal time; workload partition; Algorithm design and analysis; Estimation; Partitioning algorithms; Robot sensing systems; Uncertainty; Upper bound;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference (ACC), 2012
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1095-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0743-1619
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.2012.6315305