A geometric condition for robot-swarm cohesion and cluster-flock transition

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Main Authors: Casiulis, Mathias, Arbel, Eden, van Waes, Charlotte, Lahini, Yoav, Martiniani, Stefano, Oppenheimer, Naomi, Zion, Matan Yah Ben
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Published: 2024
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author Casiulis, Mathias
Arbel, Eden
van Waes, Charlotte
Lahini, Yoav
Martiniani, Stefano
Oppenheimer, Naomi
Zion, Matan Yah Ben
author_facet Casiulis, Mathias
Arbel, Eden
van Waes, Charlotte
Lahini, Yoav
Martiniani, Stefano
Oppenheimer, Naomi
Zion, Matan Yah Ben
contents We present a geometric design rule for size-controlled clustering of self-propelled particles. We show that active particles that tend to rotate under an external force have an intrinsic, signed parameter with units of curvature which we call curvity, that can be derived from first principles. Experiments with robots and numerical simulations show that properties of individual robots (radius and curvity) control pair cohesion in a binary system, and the stability of flocking and self-limiting clustering in a swarm, with applications in meta-materials and in embodied decentralized control.
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spellingShingle A geometric condition for robot-swarm cohesion and cluster-flock transition
Casiulis, Mathias
Arbel, Eden
van Waes, Charlotte
Lahini, Yoav
Martiniani, Stefano
Oppenheimer, Naomi
Zion, Matan Yah Ben
Soft Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Statistical Mechanics
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
Applied Physics
We present a geometric design rule for size-controlled clustering of self-propelled particles. We show that active particles that tend to rotate under an external force have an intrinsic, signed parameter with units of curvature which we call curvity, that can be derived from first principles. Experiments with robots and numerical simulations show that properties of individual robots (radius and curvity) control pair cohesion in a binary system, and the stability of flocking and self-limiting clustering in a swarm, with applications in meta-materials and in embodied decentralized control.
title A geometric condition for robot-swarm cohesion and cluster-flock transition
topic Soft Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Statistical Mechanics
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.04618