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22 September 1997 Symmetry breaking as a model for emergent structure of heterogeneous networked robotic agents
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Proceedings Volume 3209, Sensor Fusion and Decentralized Control in Autonomous Robotic Systems; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.287642
Event: Intelligent Systems and Advanced Manufacturing, 1997, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Abstract
This paper explores the design of robot systems to take advantage of non-linear dynamic systems models, specifically symmetry breaking phenomena, to self-organize in response to task and environment demands. Recent research in the design of robotics systems has stressed modular, adaptable systems operating under decentralized and distributed control architectures. Cooperative and emergent behavioral structures can be built on these modules by exploiting various forms of communication and negotiation strategies. We focus on the design of individual modules and their cooperative interaction. We draw on nonlinear dynamic system models of human and animal behavior to motivate issues in the design of robot modules and systems. Sonar sensing systems comprising a ring of sonar sensors are used to illustrate the ideas within a networked robotics context, where distributed sensing modules located on multiple robots can interact cooperatively to scan an environment.
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Gerard T. McKee and Paul S. Schenker "Symmetry breaking as a model for emergent structure of heterogeneous networked robotic agents", Proc. SPIE 3209, Sensor Fusion and Decentralized Control in Autonomous Robotic Systems, (22 September 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.287642
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KEYWORDS
Systems modeling

Robotics

Robotic systems

Complex systems

Dynamical systems

Sensing systems

Animal model studies

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