Ten autonomous mobile robots (and even more) in a route network like environment

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  • IROS '95 Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems-Volume 2 - Volume 2
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  • 1995

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Abstract

This paper presents an implemented system which allows one to run a fleet of autonomous mobile robots in a route network with a very limited centralized activity. The robots are provided with all the necessary ingredients for planning and executing navigation missions in a multi-robot context. Multi-robot cooperation is based on a generic paradigm called plan-merging paradigm, where robots incrementally merge their plans into a set of already coordinated plans. The robot architecture is derived from the generic architecture developed at LAAS. A 3D graphic environment system allows one to display a complete system composed of a dozen (or more) robots, each running on an independent workstation. An example is presented together with numerical results on the system behavior.