A Potential Field Based Formation Control Methodology for Robot Swarms

A novel methodology is presented for organizing swarms of robots into a formation utilizing artificial potential fields generated from normal and sigmoid functions. These functions construct the surface which swarm members travel on, controlling the overall swarm geometry and the individual member s...

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Main Author: Barnes, Laura E
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2008
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Online Access:https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/131
https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1130&context=etd