Robotic swarm concept for efficient oil spill confrontation

This paper examines the behaviour of a distributed system/robotic swarm concept for the effective confrontation of oil spills. The system described consists of a number of identical robotic units of high-power autonomy that recover oil mechanically and are able to communicate with each other. A math...

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Published inJournal of hazardous materials Vol. 154; no. 1; pp. 880 - 887
Main Authors Kakalis, Nikolaos M.P., Ventikos, Yiannis
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.06.2008
Elsevier
Subjects
Accidents
Applied sciences
Artificial Intelligence
Autonomy
Confrontation
Distributed system
Efficiency
Exact sciences and technology
Models, Theoretical
Oil spill
Petroleum
Pollution
Robotic swarm
Robotics
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Water Pollution - prevention & control
Oil spill
Distributed system
Autonomy
Confrontation
Efficiency
Robotic swarm
Weathering
Mathematical model
Material weathering
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Summary:This paper examines the behaviour of a distributed system/robotic swarm concept for the effective confrontation of oil spills. The system described consists of a number of identical robotic units of high-power autonomy that recover oil mechanically and are able to communicate with each other. A mathematical model that accounts for a multitude of oil weathering processes and for the concerted action of the autonomous units is implemented for this investigation. Computational assessment of the robotic swarm in weathering oil spills indicates the potential effectiveness of the method.
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ISSN:0304-3894
1873-3336
DOI:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.10.112