Visual communication in swarms of intelligent robot agents

Johnson, Jeffrey (2001). Visual communication in swarms of intelligent robot agents. Artificial Life and Robotics, 5(1), pp. 1–9.

URL:	http://www.springerlink.com/content/144r83816hk216...
DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link:	http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1007/BF02481313
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Abstract

The behaviour of a swarm of intelligent robot agents is investigated using the example of robot football. A new mathematics is developed for spatial relationships which can represent the dynamics of the system. These structures can be used for tactical and strategic planning. Agents can perceive and recognize the mathematical structures. An individual agent can signal to other agents by its relative position in these dynamic structures. Agents can communicate using these dynamic structural signals. In particular, agents may deliberately move in ways which signal their desire to self-organize with other agents to achieve particular structural outcomes and goals.

Item Type:	Journal Article
ISSN:	1614-7456
Keywords:	robot; swarm; vision; communication; planning; dynamics; agent; Q-analysis; complexity; hyper-networks
Academic Unit/Department:	Mathematics, Computing and Technology > Design, Development, Environment and Materials
Item ID:	4625
Depositing User:	Jeffrey Johnson
Date Deposited:	03 Aug 2006
Last Modified:	10 Apr 2013 13:33
URI:	http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/4625

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