From Ants to Birds: A Novel Bio-Inspired Approach to Online Area Coverage

Luca Giuggioli, Idan Arye, Alexandro Heiblum Robles, Gal A. Kaminka

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Abstract

Online coverage path planning is a canonical multi-robot task, where the objective is to minimize the time it takes for robots to visit every point in an unknown area. Two general major approaches have been explored in the literature: a stigmergic approach, inspired by ant behavior, relies on active marking of the environment. In contrast, the collaborative approach relies instead on localization, memory of positions, and global communications. In this paper, we report on a new approach, inspired by territorial bird chirping, which borrows from both previous approaches: it relies on localization and memory, but not on global communications. We provide a detailed analytic and empirical evaluation of this model.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSpringer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics
Pages31-43
Number of pages13
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018

Publication series

NameSpringer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics
Volume6

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics

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