Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems 5

Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Perspective of Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems....Pages 3-4
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Navigating modular robots in the face of heuristic depressions....Pages 7-16
A Self-Reconfigurable Modular Robot (MTRAN) — Hardware and Motion Planning Software —....Pages 17-26
Automatic Parameter Identification for Rapid Setting Up of Distributed Modular Robots....Pages 27-36
Distributed replication algorithms for self-reconfiguring modular robots....Pages 37-48
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
Communication Mechanism in a Distributed System of Mobile Robots....Pages 51-60
A Geometric Arbiter Selection Algorithm on Infrared Wireless Inter-robot Communication....Pages 61-70
A Study of Communication Emergence among Mobile Robots : Simulations of Intention Transmission....Pages 71-80
Communication by Datagram Circulation among Multiple Autonomous Soccer Robots....Pages 81-90
Autonomous Robots Sharing a Charging Station with no Communication: a Case Study....Pages 91-100
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
A Scalable Command and Control System for Human-Machine Work Systems....Pages 103-112
Implementing a Face Detection System Practically Robust against Size Variation and Brightness Fluctuation for Distributed Autonomous Human Supporting Robotic Environment....Pages 113-122
Voice Communication in Performing a Cooperative Task with a Robot....Pages 123-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Position Control of Load by Traction of Two Mobile Robots....Pages 135-144
Cooperative Motion Coordination Amidst Dynamic Obstacles....Pages 145-154
Collision Avoidance Algorithm for Two Tracked Mobile Robots Transporting a Single Object in Coordination Based on Function Allocation Concept....Pages 155-164
A Decentralized Test Algorithm for Object Closure by Multiple Cooperating Mobile Robots....Pages 165-174
Coordinated Transportation of a Single Object by a Group of Nonholonomic Mobile Robots....Pages 175-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Coordinated Trajectory Planning and Formation Control of Soccer Robots to Pass a Ball Cyclically....Pages 187-196
M-ROSE: A Multi Robot Simulation Environment for Learning Cooperative Behavior....Pages 197-206
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Real-time Adaptive Learning from Observation for RoboCup Soccer Agents....Pages 207-214
An Empirical Study of Coaching....Pages 215-224
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Decentralized Control of Redundant Manipulator Based on the Analogy of Heat and Wave Equations....Pages 227-236
Cooperating Cleaning Robots....Pages 237-246
Movement Model of Multiple Mobile Robots Based on Servo System....Pages 247-256
On-Line Collision Avoidance of Mobile Robot for Dynamically Moving Obstacles....Pages 257-266
Distributed Multi Robot Reactive Navigation....Pages 267-276
Front Matter....Pages 277-277
Omnidirectional Distributed Vision for Multi-Robot Mapping....Pages 279-288
How Many Robots? Group Size and Efficiency in Collective Search Tasks....Pages 289-298
Mobile Sensor Network Deployment using Potential Fields: A Distributed, Scalable Solution to the Area Coverage Problem....Pages 299-308
Map Acquisition in Multi-Robot Systems based on Time Shared Scheduling....Pages 309-318
Principled Monitoring of Distributed Agents for Detection of Coordination Failure....Pages 319-328
Front Matter....Pages 329-329
Cooperative Behavior of Interacting Simple Robots in a Clockface Arranged Foraging Field....Pages 331-339
Graduated Spatial Pattern formation of Micro Robot Group....Pages 340-349
Heterogeneous Agents Cooperating: Robots, Field Devices, and Process Automation Integrated with Agent Technology....Pages 350-359
Front Matter....Pages 361-361
Heuristic Approach of a Distributed Autonomous Guidance System to Adapt to the Dynamic Environment....Pages 363-372
Spreading Out: A Local Approach to Multi-robot Coverage....Pages 373-382
Real-Time Cooperative Exploration by Reaction-Diffusion Equation on a Graph....Pages 383-392
Research on Cooperative Capture by Multiple Mobile Robots — A Proposition of Cooperative Capture Strategies in the Pursuit Problem —....Pages 393-402
Front Matter....Pages 403-403
Interpreting Two Psychological Functions by A Hierarchically Structured Neural Memory Model....Pages 405-414
Front Matter....Pages 403-403
Neural Control of Quadruped Robot for Autonomous Walking on Soft Terrain....Pages 415-423
Kilorobot Search and Rescue Using an Immunologically Inspired Approach....Pages 424-433
Universal Distributed Brain for Mobile Multi-Robot Systems....Pages 434-443
Real-time Control of Walking of Insect; Self-organization of the Constraints and Walking Patterns....Pages 444-451
Front Matter....Pages 453-453
Using Interaction-Based Learning to Construct an Adaptive and Fault-Tolerant Multi-Link Floating Robot....Pages 455-464
Neural Networks (NN) Using Genetic Algorithms (GA) and Gradient Back-Propagation (GBP) for an Intelligent Obstacle Avoidance Behavior....Pages 465-474
Interactive Q-Learning on heterogeneous agents system for autonomous adaptive interface....Pages 475-484
Back Matter....Pages 485-486