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Main Authors: Eguchi, Michikuni, Nishimura, Mai, Yoshida, Shigeo, Hiraki, Takefumi
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.16309
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author Eguchi, Michikuni
Nishimura, Mai
Yoshida, Shigeo
Hiraki, Takefumi
author_facet Eguchi, Michikuni
Nishimura, Mai
Yoshida, Shigeo
Hiraki, Takefumi
contents Robot swarms hold immense potential for performing complex tasks far beyond the capabilities of individual robots. However, the challenge in unleashing this potential is the robots' limited sensory capabilities, which hinder their ability to detect and adapt to unknown obstacles in real-time. To overcome this limitation, we introduce a novel robot swarm control method with an indirect obstacle detector using a smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) model. The indirect obstacle detector can predict the collision with an obstacle and its collision point solely from the robot's velocity information. This approach enables the swarm to effectively and accurately navigate environments without the need for explicit obstacle detection, significantly enhancing their operational robustness and efficiency. Our method's superiority is quantitatively validated through a comparative analysis, showcasing its significant navigation and pattern formation improvements under obstacle-unaware conditions.
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spellingShingle Robot Swarm Control Based on Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics for Obstacle-Unaware Navigation
Eguchi, Michikuni
Nishimura, Mai
Yoshida, Shigeo
Hiraki, Takefumi
Robotics
Robot swarms hold immense potential for performing complex tasks far beyond the capabilities of individual robots. However, the challenge in unleashing this potential is the robots' limited sensory capabilities, which hinder their ability to detect and adapt to unknown obstacles in real-time. To overcome this limitation, we introduce a novel robot swarm control method with an indirect obstacle detector using a smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) model. The indirect obstacle detector can predict the collision with an obstacle and its collision point solely from the robot's velocity information. This approach enables the swarm to effectively and accurately navigate environments without the need for explicit obstacle detection, significantly enhancing their operational robustness and efficiency. Our method's superiority is quantitatively validated through a comparative analysis, showcasing its significant navigation and pattern formation improvements under obstacle-unaware conditions.
title Robot Swarm Control Based on Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics for Obstacle-Unaware Navigation
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.16309