Swarm Robotics : Second SAB 2006 International Workshop, Rome, Italy, September 30-October 1, 2006 Revised Selected Papers / edited by Erol Sahin, William M. Spears, Alan F.T. Winfield.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Şahin, Erol, editor.

Spears, William M., 1962- editor.

Winfield, A. F. T. (Alan F. T.), 1956- editor.

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Series:

Computer Science (Springer-11645)

LNCS sublibrary. Theoretical computer science and general issues ; SL 1, 4433.

Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues ; 4433

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computers.

Artificial intelligence.

Computer networks.

Algorithms.

Computation by Abstract Devices.

Artificial Intelligence.

Computer Communication Networks.

Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity.

Local Subjects:

Computation by Abstract Devices.

Artificial Intelligence.

Computer Communication Networks.

Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XII, 228 pages).

Edition:

First edition 2007.

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Place of Publication:

Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2007.

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Summary:

Swarm robotics is the study of how large numbers of relatively simple physically embodied agentscanbe designedsuchthat a desiredcollectivebehavioremerges from the local interactions among agents and between the agents and the en- ronment. Swarm robotics has emerged as a novel approach to the coordination of large numbers of robots and is inspired from observation of social insects - ants, termites, wasps and bees - which stand as fascinating examples of how a large number of simple individuals can interact to create collectively intelligent systems. Socialinsects areknownto coordinatetheir actionsto accomplishtasks that are far beyond the capabilities of a single individual: termites build large and complex mounds, army ants organize impressive foraging raids, ants can collectively carry large prey. Such coordination capabilities are still well beyond the reach of current multi-robot systems. Researchon swarmroboticshasseen a signi?cantincreasein the last 5 years. A number of successful swarm robotic systems have now been demonstrated in the laboratory and the study of the design, modelling, implementation and analysis of swarm robotic systems has become a hot topic of research. This workshop was organized within SAB 2006, as a sequel to the successful ?rst swarmroboticsworkshopin2004,withtheaimofreviewingandupdatingrecent advances on the topic. We received 21 full papers (20 research + 1 review) and accepted 14 (13 research + 1 review). Overall, we, as organizers, were pleased with the number of submissions, and a number of our reviewers explicitly commented on the generally high quality of the papers.

Contents:

A Navigation Algorithm for Swarm Robotics Inspired by Slime Mold Aggregation

Strategies for Energy Optimisation in a Swarm of Foraging Robots

A Macroscopic Model for Self-organized Aggregation in Swarm Robotic Systems

An Analytical and Spatial Model of Foraging in a Swarm of Robots

Algorithms for the Analysis and Synthesis of a Bio-inspired Swarm Robotic System

Coordination and Control of Multi-agent Dynamic Systems: Models and Approaches

Communication in a Swarm of Miniature Robots: The e-Puck as an Educational Tool for Swarm Robotics

UltraSwarm: A Further Step Towards a Flock of Miniature Helicopters

Where Are You?

Collective Perception in a Robot Swarm

Distributed Task Selection in Multi-agent Based Swarms Using Heuristic Strategies

Evolution of Signalling in a Group of Robots Controlled by Dynamic Neural Networks

Collective Specialization for Evolutionary Design of a Multi-robot System

Scalability in Evolved Neurocontrollers That Guide a Swarm of Robots in a Navigation Task.

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978-3-540-71541-2

9783540715412

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