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Flocks of Robots Coordinated Multi-robot Systems. Dylan A. Shell Distributed AI Robotics Lab Department of Computer Science & Engineering Texas A&M University. Introduction to Computing: CSCE181, 28 th Feb 2012. Motivation Let’s start with a practical application. Motivation .
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Flocks of RobotsCoordinated Multi-robot Systems Dylan A. Shell Distributed AI Robotics Lab Department of Computer Science & Engineering Texas A&M University Introduction to Computing: CSCE181, 28th Feb 2012
Motivation We wish to exploit the mobility of multiple inexpensive robots to provide dynamically reconfigurable and robust communication infrastructure • Ten to twenty simple robots • Limited sensing • Connect moving sources to a gateway
Motivation (cont.) Integrated solution involved: • Initial Mesh Network Formation • Establish connection & break-out behaviors • Throughput Optimization • Smart “Wiggling” • Robustness • Bi-connectivity • Self-healing behavior • Development work • Custom ad hoc routing: OLSR • Simulation