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Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems

The 13th International Symposium

  • Presents the state of the art in distributed autonomous systems composed of multiple robots, robotic modules, or robotic agents
  • Scientific outcome of the 13th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS 2016) held in London, UK, 6-9 November 2016
  • Written by leading experts in distributed autonomous systems
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics (SPAR, volume 6)

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Table of contents (48 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Distributed Coverage and Exploration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. A Probabilistic Topological Approach to Feature Identification Using a Stochastic Robotic Swarm

      • Ragesh K. Ramachandran, Sean Wilson, Spring Berman
      Pages 3-16
    3. Communication-Restricted Exploration for Search Teams

      • Elizabeth A. Jensen, London Lowmanstone, Maria Gini
      Pages 17-30
    4. From Ants to Birds: A Novel Bio-Inspired Approach to Online Area Coverage

      • Luca Giuggioli, Idan Arye, Alexandro Heiblum Robles, Gal A. Kaminka
      Pages 31-43
    5. Information Based Exploration with Panoramas and Angle Occupancy Grids

      • Daniel Mox, Anthony Cowley, M. Ani Hsieh, C. J. Taylor
      Pages 45-58
    6. Multirobot Persistent Patrolling in Communication-Restricted Environments

      • Marta Romeo, Jacopo Banfi, Nicola Basilico, Francesco Amigoni
      Pages 59-71
  3. Multi-Robot Control

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
    2. Chase Your Farthest Neighbour

      • Rotem Manor, Alfred M. Bruckstein
      Pages 103-116
    3. Persistent Multi-robot Formations with Redundancy

      • Alyxander Burns, Bernd Schulze, Audrey St. John
      Pages 133-146
    4. Triangular Networks for Resilient Formations

      • David Saldaña, Amanda Prorok, Mario F. M. Campos, Vijay Kumar
      Pages 147-159
  4. Multi-Robot Estimation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161
    2. Construction of Optimal Control Graphs in Multi-robot Systems

      • Gal A. Kaminka, Ilan Lupu, Noa Agmon
      Pages 163-175
    3. Decision-Making Accuracy for Sensor Networks with Inhomogeneous Poisson Observations

      • Chetan D. Pahlajani, Indrajeet Yadav, Herbert G. Tanner, Ioannis Poulakakis
      Pages 177-190
    4. Distributed Laplacian Eigenvalue and Eigenvector Estimation in Multi-robot Systems

      • Mehran Zareh, Lorenzo Sabattini, Cristian Secchi
      Pages 191-204
    5. Distributed Object Characterization with Local Sensing by a Multi-robot System

      • Golnaz Habibi, Sándor P. Fekete, Zachary Kingston, James McLurkin
      Pages 205-218
    6. Optical Wireless Communications for Heterogeneous DARS

      • Patricio J. Cruz, Christoph Hintz, Jonathan West, Rafael Fierro
      Pages 219-233

About this book

Distributed robotics is an interdisciplinary and rapidly growing area, combining research in computer science, communication and control systems, and electrical and mechanical engineering. Distributed robotic systems can autonomously solve complex problems while operating in highly unstructured real-world environments. They are expected to play a major role in addressing future societal needs, for example, by improving environmental impact assessment, food supply, transportation, manufacturing, security, and emergency and rescue services. The goal of the International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS) is to provide a forum for scientific advances in the theory and practice of distributed autonomous robotic systems.

This volume of proceedings include 47 original contributions presented at the 13th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS 2016), which was held at the Natural History Museum in London, UK, from November 7thto 9th, 2016. The selected papers in this volume are authored by leading researchers from around the world, thereby providing a broad coverage and perspective of the state-of-the-art technologies, algorithms, system architectures, and applications in distributed robotic systems. The book is organized into seven parts, representative of critical long-term and emerging research thrusts in the multi-robot community: Distributed Coverage and Exploration; Multi-Robot Control; Multi-Robot Estimation; Multi-Robot Planning; Modular Robots and Smart Materials; Swarm Robotics; and Multi-Robot Systems in Applications.

 

 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    Roderich Groß, Andreas Kolling

  • School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy (SEMTE), Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

    Spring Berman

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

    Emilio Frazzoli

  • ENAC, IIE, DIAL, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland

    Alcherio Martinoli

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    Fumitoshi Matsuno

  • Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired, Cambridge, USA

    Melvin Gauci

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems

  • Book Subtitle: The 13th International Symposium

  • Editors: Roderich Groß, Andreas Kolling, Spring Berman, Emilio Frazzoli, Alcherio Martinoli, Fumitoshi Matsuno, Melvin Gauci

  • Series Title: Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73008-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-73006-6Published: 22 March 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10300-2Published: 25 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-73008-0Published: 13 March 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2511-1256

  • Series E-ISSN: 2511-1264

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 697

  • Number of Illustrations: 79 b/w illustrations, 250 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Robotics and Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Intelligence

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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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