Title
Towards dynamic team formation for robot ensembles
Abstract
We present an investigation of dynamic team formation strategies for robot ensembles performing a collection of single and two-robot tasks. Specifically, we consider the abstract “stick and pebble” problem, as a variation of the “stick pulling” problem discussed in the literature. We present a formulation of the dynamic team formation problem that is independent of ensemble size and develop a macroscopic analytical description of the ensemble dynamics. The macroscopic model is then used to determine the optimal teaming strategy for two different performance metrics. We present agent-based simulation results to support the validity of our macroscopic analysis.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1109/ROBOT.2010.5509490
Robotics and Automation
Keywords
DocType
Volume
multi-robot systems,optimisation,robot dynamics,agent-based simulation,dynamic team formation,macroscopic model,optimal teaming strategy,robot ensemble dynamics,stick and pebble problem,stick pulling problem
Conference
2010
Issue
ISSN
ISBN
1
1050-4729 E-ISBN : 978-1-4244-5040-4
978-1-4244-5040-4
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.40
10
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
T. William Mather130.40
M. Ani Hsieh238234.69
Emilio Frazzoli33286229.95