What is A Robot Swarm: A Definition for Swarming Robotics

dc.contributor.authorArnold, Ross
dc.contributor.authorCarey, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorAbruzzo, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorKorpela, Christopher M.
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-07T19:17:32Z
dc.date.available2023-11-07T19:17:32Z
dc.date.issued2019-10
dc.description.abstractThe swarm, a type of multi-agent system, has enjoyed a recent surge in popularity within the autonomous robotics field. Despite a variety of theoretical and simulated research work in the area of swarm theory and multi-agent artificial intelligence, the practical use of swarms remains limited. Though many limiting factors lie on the technical front, one limiting factor may be a lack of appreciation for swarm capabilities and applications as opposed to those of conventional robotics. To help address the latter limiting factor, this paper proposes a definition of a swarm in the context of autonomous robotics, describes many real-world problems that can be addressed through use of swarms, and details current applications of swarming robotic systems.
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
dc.identifier.citationR. Arnold, K. Carey, B. Abruzzo and C. Korpela, "What is A Robot Swarm: A Definition for Swarming Robotics," 2019 IEEE 10th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (UEMCON), New York, NY, USA, 2019, pp. 0074-0081, doi: 10.1109/UEMCON47517.2019.8993024.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1109/uemcon47517.2019.8993024
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14216/1185
dc.publisherIEEE
dc.relation.ispartof2019 IEEE 10th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (UEMCON)
dc.subjectMobile robots
dc.subjectmulti-agent systems
dc.subjectmulti-robot systems
dc.titleWhat is A Robot Swarm: A Definition for Swarming Robotics
dc.typeproceedings-article
local.peerReviewedYes

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