Title
Simulation of a System Architecture for Cooperative Robotic Cleaning.
Abstract
The increase of the use of Autonomous Vehicles in different types of environments leads to an improvement of the Localization and Navigation algorithms. The goal is to increase the levels of efficiency, security and robustness of the system, minimizing the tasks completion time. The application of cleaning robots in domestic environments have several advantages however some improvements should be performed in order to develop a robust system. Also in large spaces one robot doesn't achieve the desired performance in terms of robustness to faults and efficiency in the cleaning process. Considering a fleet of autonomous robots, this process could be improved. The purpose of our paper is the presentation of an architecture for management a fleet of cleaning robots, considering a complete coverage path planning for large and structured environments. Compartments are found in a grid-like decomposition and an area coverage strategy are evolved (optimized) by using Genetic Algorithms. The Task allocation module is based on Auctions strategy, thus obtaining cooperation under dynamic constraints in complex environments. The case study optimizes the number of robots involved in the cooperative cleaning of a full building in the campus, based on its real architectural plans.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1007/978-3-319-27146-0_55
ROBOT 2015: SECOND IBERIAN ROBOTICS CONFERENCE: ADVANCES IN ROBOTICS, VOL 1
Keywords
Field
DocType
Multi-robot cooperation,Cleaning,Path planning,Area-covering,Genetic algorithms
Motion planning,Simulation,Computer science,Robustness (computer science),Systems architecture,Genetic algorithm
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
417
2194-5357
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Hugo Costa100.34
Pedro Tavares232.19
Joana Santos331.17
Vasco Rio400.34
Armando Sousa54614.30