A Distributed Method for Evaluating Properties of a Robot Formation

As a robot formation increases in size or explores places where it is difficult for a human operator to interact, autonomous control becomes critical. We propose a distributed autonomous method for evaluating properties of multi-robot systems, and then discuss how this information can be applied to improve performance with respect to a given operation. We present this as an extension of our previous work on robot formations; however, the techniques described could be adapted to other multi-robot systems.

Authors

• Brent Beer Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
• Ross Mead University of Southern California
• Jerry Weinberg Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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