In this book, a genericmodel in as far as possiblemathematical closed-formis developed that predicts the behavior of large self-organizing robot groups (robot swarms) based on their control algorithm. In addition, an extensive subsumption of the relatively young and distinctive interdisciplinary research field of swarm robotics is emphasized. The connection to many related fields is highlighted and the concepts and methods borrowed from these fields are described shortly.
Author(s): Heiko Hamann (auth.)
Series: Cognitive Systems Monographs 9
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 160
Tags: Robotics and Automation;Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics);Complexity;Computational Intelligence;Cognitive Psychology
Front Matter....Pages -
Introduction and Purpose....Pages 1-3
Fundamentals of Swarm Robotics - An Interdisciplinary Approach....Pages 5-26
State-of-the-Art in Modeling and Design of Swarms....Pages 27-39
A Framework of Models for Swarm Robotic Systems....Pages 41-76
Validation by Results of Experiments and Simulations....Pages 77-122
Conclusion and Outlook....Pages 123-125
Back Matter....Pages -