International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems (Dec 2013)

A Survey and Analysis of Multi-Robot Coordination

  • Zhi Yan,
  • Nicolas Jouandeau,
  • Arab Ali Cherif

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5772/57313
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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In the field of mobile robotics, the study of multi-robot systems (MRSs) has grown significantly in size and importance in recent years. Having made great progress in the development of the basic problems concerning single-robot control, many researchers shifted their focus to the study of multi-robot coordination. This paper presents a systematic survey and analysis of the existing literature on coordination, especially in multiple mobile robot systems (MMRSs). A series of related problems have been reviewed, which include a communication mechanism, a planning strategy and a decision-making structure. A brief conclusion and further research perspectives are given at the end of the paper.