Endocrine Control for Task Distribution among Heterogeneous Robots
Authors
Organisations
| Type | Other chapter contribution |
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| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems |
| Subtitle of host publication | The 10th International Symposium |
| Editors | Alcherio Martinoli, Francesco Mondada, Nikolaus Correll, Grégory Mermoud, Magnus Egerstedt, M. Ani Hsieh, Lynne E. Parker, Kasper Støy |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Pages | 459-472 |
| Volume | 83 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-642-32723-0 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-642-32722-3, 3642327222 |
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| Publication status | Published - 06 Sep 2012 |
Publication series
| Name | Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems |
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| Volume | 83 |
| ISSN (Print) | 1610-7438 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1610-742X |
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Abstract
This paper details an endocrine based system which automatically reassigns tasks among heterogeneous robots dependent on the ability of the robot to do the task. This ability (or sensitivity) to a task is initialised for each individual robot after an evolutionary training stage, then constantly adapts as the robots perform the various tasks. The system does not require a centralised controller, and relies on little communication between the robots.