Title
Inter-Robot Interactions in Multi-Robot Systems Using Braids.
Abstract
This paper describes a framework for multi-robot coordination and motion planning with emphasis on inter-agent interactions. We focus on the characterization of inter-agent interactions with sufficient level of abstraction so as to allow for the enforcement of desired interaction patterns in a provably safe (i.e., collision-free) manner, e.g., for achieving rich movement patterns in a shared space, or to exchange sensor information. We propose to specify interaction patterns through elements of the so-called braid group. This allows us to not focus on a particular pattern per se, but rather on the problem of being able to execute a whole class of patterns. The result from such a construction is a hybrid system driven by symbolic inputs that must be mapped onto actual paths that both realize the desired interaction levels and remain safe in the sense that collisions are avoided.
Year
Venue
Field
2015
arXiv: Multiagent Systems
Motion planning,Braid,Abstraction,Shared space,Simulation,Computer science,Enforcement,Braid group,Robot,Hybrid system,Distributed computing
DocType
Volume
Citations 
Journal
abs/1509.04826
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
6
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Yancy Diaz-Mercado1525.36
Magnus Egerstedt22862384.94