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Title | ||
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A reliable distributed algorithm for group size estimation with minimal communication requirements |
Abstract | ||
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This study proposes a method that lets individual robots in a group estimate the size of the group in a distributed manner. The process is loosely based on the signaling behavior of fireflies and crickets. Holland et al. first devised a method based on local robot signaling to estimate the group's size. Each robot emits a signal and can perceive the signals of neighboring robots in close proximity. Following the approach of Holland et al., our robots count the number of emitted signals over a suitably defined period of time. Experiments show that the estimates calculated with Holland et al.'s method display a great deal of noise. We modify their method so as to sensibly stabilize the output. We assess the quality of our method through extensive simulation-based experiments. |
Year | Venue | Keywords |
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2009 | ICAR | estimation theory,multi-robot systems,signal processing,distributed algorithm,group size estimation,minimal communication requirements,robot signaling behavior,simulation-based experiments,swarm robotics,distributed algorithms,robot kinematics,estimation,displays,redundancy,parallel robots,history,data mining,group size,switches,robustness,tuning |
Field | DocType | ISBN |
Parallel manipulator,Signal processing,Computer science,Control theory,Robot kinematics,Algorithm,Robustness (computer science),Distributed algorithm,Estimation theory,Robot,Swarm robotics | Conference | 978-3-8396-0035-1 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
3 | 0.46 | 5 |
Authors | ||
4 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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| Manuele Brambilla | 1 | 325 | 15.84 |
| Carlo Pinciroli | 2 | 419 | 30.54 |
| Mauro Birattari | 3 | 471 | 30.81 |
| Marco Dorigo | 4 | 14031 | 1211.61 |