Physics Simulation Environment for Swarms of Self-Assembly Autonomous Robots

Autonomous robots capable of independently moving about on rough terrain and capable of gathering and physically connecting to each other so as to form a collective entity acting as a whole is a rather new research topic in mechatronics. The work presented here shows how such devices called swarmbot...

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Published inIFAC Proceedings Volumes Vol. 37; no. 14; pp. 79 - 84
Main Authors Pettinaro, Giovanni Cosimo, Kwee, Ivo Widjaja, Gambardella, Luca Maria
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.09.2004
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Autonomous Robots
Physics Simulation
Self-Assembly Robots
Self-Assembly Robots
Physics Simulation
Autonomous Robots
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Summary:Autonomous robots capable of independently moving about on rough terrain and capable of gathering and physically connecting to each other so as to form a collective entity acting as a whole is a rather new research topic in mechatronics. The work presented here shows how such devices called swarmbots are being simulated using Swarmbot3d, a programming environment specifically developed for them. Experiments show how close the response of the simulated robot is with respect to that given by the real devices.
ISSN:1474-6670
DOI:10.1016/S1474-6670(17)31084-4