An Adaptive Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Distributed Search and Collective Cleanup in Complex Environment

Distributed coordination is critical for a multirobot system in collective cleanup task under a dynamic environment. In traditional methods, robots easily drop into premature convergence. In this paper, we propose a Swarm Intelligence based algorithm to reduce the expectation time for searching targ...

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Main Authors: Yi Cai, Zhutian Chen, Jun Li, Qing Li, Huaqing Min
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2013-12-01
Series:International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/560579
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Zhutian Chen
Jun Li
Qing Li
Huaqing Min
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Huaqing Min
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description Distributed coordination is critical for a multirobot system in collective cleanup task under a dynamic environment. In traditional methods, robots easily drop into premature convergence. In this paper, we propose a Swarm Intelligence based algorithm to reduce the expectation time for searching targets and removing. We modify the traditional PSO algorithm with a random factor to tackle premature convergence problem, and it can achieve a significant improvement in multi-robot system. It performs well even in a obstacle environment. The proposed method has been implemented on self-developed simulator for searching task. The simulation results demonstrate the feasibility, robustness, and scalability of our proposed method compared to previous methods.
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spelling doaj.art-d3cac36ad0334a8088b5a98bb353f3172023-09-03T05:28:56ZengHindawi - SAGE PublishingInternational Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks1550-14772013-12-01910.1155/2013/560579560579An Adaptive Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Distributed Search and Collective Cleanup in Complex EnvironmentYi Cai0Zhutian Chen1Jun Li2Qing Li3Huaqing Min4 School of Software Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China School of Software Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China Information Science and Technology School, Zhanjiang Normal University, Zhanjiang 524299, China Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong School of Software Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaDistributed coordination is critical for a multirobot system in collective cleanup task under a dynamic environment. In traditional methods, robots easily drop into premature convergence. In this paper, we propose a Swarm Intelligence based algorithm to reduce the expectation time for searching targets and removing. We modify the traditional PSO algorithm with a random factor to tackle premature convergence problem, and it can achieve a significant improvement in multi-robot system. It performs well even in a obstacle environment. The proposed method has been implemented on self-developed simulator for searching task. The simulation results demonstrate the feasibility, robustness, and scalability of our proposed method compared to previous methods.https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/560579
spellingShingle Yi Cai
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International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
title An Adaptive Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Distributed Search and Collective Cleanup in Complex Environment
title_full An Adaptive Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Distributed Search and Collective Cleanup in Complex Environment
title_fullStr An Adaptive Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Distributed Search and Collective Cleanup in Complex Environment
title_full_unstemmed An Adaptive Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Distributed Search and Collective Cleanup in Complex Environment
title_short An Adaptive Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Distributed Search and Collective Cleanup in Complex Environment
title_sort adaptive particle swarm optimization algorithm for distributed search and collective cleanup in complex environment
url https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/560579
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