Swarm-centric multirobot systems: The Sistemi Software Integrati Solution

This paper describes the main outcomes of Sistemi Software Integrati (SSI) R&D activities addressing Network-centric software architecture for autonomous systems. Specifically, the studies and products focus on Swarm-centric architectures, a specialized branch of Network-centric systems where system features such as autonomy, fractionation, and (self-) organization gain a primary role in the system design guidelines. The Real-Time Swarm Intelligence Platform (RT-SIP) is described as SSI product and application integration platform which implements the Swarm paradigm.