Collective robotics - a survey of control and communication techniques

Abstract

This paper surveys the emerging discipline of Collective Robotics with primary focus on control and communication issues. Various frameworks, architectures and strategies that facilitate multi-robot task allocation and cooperation have been Jooked at. Algorithms. for performing various tasks have also been presented. Instances of controller design for autonomous agents have included in this survey to show the complexity of control in uncertain environments. Inter-robot communications as well as communications with a central authority are important issues in collective robotics. This has also been covered in this survey.