Collaborative Robotics Design Considerations
Abstract
As research advances individual robot capabilities, a logical progression is the use of multiple robots to complete a task more effectively. Mission performance can be improved by the ability to allocate robots with diverse capabilities to perform different parts of a complex task. To paraphrase [10], there are many advantages to enabling robotic collaborative technologies: probability of task completion, completion speed, task precision, optimized functional allocation collaborative localization, robustness and diversity of solution. In previous work, the authors conducted independent literature surveys of multi-robot research using two different approaches. Both found the underlying research to be categorized within some common sub-disciplines. This paper consolidates findings from the two surveys, presents insights gained from the two different survey methods, and recommends approaches for future research into multirobot systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 06, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA583067
Entities
People
- Parag Batavia
- Robert Watts
Organizations
- United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center