Ant Robotic Swarm for Visualizing Invisible Hazardous Substances
Inspired by the simplicity of how nature solves its problems, this paper presents a novel approach that would enable a swarm of ant robotic agents (robots with limited sensing, communication, computational and memory resources) form a visual representation of distributed hazardous substances within...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Robotics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/2/1/1 |
| Summary: | Inspired by the simplicity of how nature solves its problems, this paper presents a novel approach that would enable a swarm of ant robotic agents (robots with limited sensing, communication, computational and memory resources) form a visual representation of distributed hazardous substances within an environment dominated by diffusion processes using a decentralized approach. Such a visual representation could be very useful in enabling a quicker evacuation of a city’s population affected by such hazardous substances. This is especially true if the ratio of emergency workers to the population number is very small. |
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| ISSN: | 2218-6581 |