Ebook: Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems 2

Great interest is now focused on distributed autonomous robotic systems (DARS) as a new strategy for the realization of flexible, robust, and intelligent robots. Inspired by autonomous, decentralized, and self-organizing biological systems, the field of DARS encompasses broad interdisciplinary technologies related not only to robotics and computer engineering but also to biology and psychology. The rapidly growing interest in this new area of research was manifest in the first volume of Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems, published in 1994. This second volume in the series presents the most recent work by eminent researchers and includes such topics as multirobot control, distributed robotic systems design, self-organizing systems, and sensing and navigation for cooperative robots. Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems 2 is a valuable source for those whose work involves robotics and will be of great interest to those in the fields of artificial intelligence, self-organizing systems, artificial life, and computer science.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages II-XIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Trends and Perspective of Researches on Control System Theory....Pages 3-11
Collective Intelligence in Natural and Artificial Systems....Pages 12-13
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Reconfiguration Method for a Distributed Mechanical System....Pages 17-25
Shock Absorbers and Shock Transformers: Comparing the Collision Behavior of a Mobile Robot Equipped with Different Bumper Types....Pages 26-37
Towards a Generic Computer Simulation Platform for Distributed Robotic System Development and Experiments....Pages 38-49
Cooperation between a Human Operator and Multiple Robots for Maintenance Tasks at a Distance....Pages 50-59
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
Fast 3D Simulation of Snake Robot Motion....Pages 63-70
GMD-Snake: A Semi-Autonomous Snake-like Robot....Pages 71-77
Development of a Snake-like Robot....Pages 78-88
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Multi-Robot Team Design for Real-World Applications....Pages 91-102
An Application Concept of an Underwater Robot Society....Pages 103-114
The Modeling of the Team Strategy of Robotic Soccer as a Multi-Agent Robot System....Pages 115-126
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
A Model of Group Choice for Artificial Society....Pages 129-140
Distributed Autonomous Formation Control of Mobile Robot Groups by Swarm-Based Pattern Generation....Pages 141-155
Affordance in Autonomous Robot....Pages 156-167
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
Iterative Transportation Planning of Multiple Objects by Cooperative Mobile Robots....Pages 171-182
Experimental Characteristics of Multiple-Robots Behaviors in Communication Network Expansion and Object-Fetching....Pages 183-194
Managing Different Types of Interactions among Robots....Pages 195-206
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Amoeba Like Grouping Behavior for Autonomous Robots Using Vibrating Potential Field (Obstacle Avoidance on Uneven Road)....Pages 209-220
Dissipative Structure Network for Collective Autonomy: Spatial Decomposition of Robotic Group....Pages 221-232
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Cooperative Acceleration of Task Performance: Foraging Behavior of Interacting Multi-Robots System....Pages 233-242
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
Asynchronous and Synchronous Cooperation....Pages 245-256
Cooperative Sweeping in Environments with Movable Obstacles....Pages 257-267
Integration of Distributed Sensing Information in DARS Based on Evidential Reasoning....Pages 268-279
Implementing an Automated Reasoning System for Multi-Robot Cooperation....Pages 280-291
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Distributed Fail-Safe Structure for Collaboration of Multiple Manipulators....Pages 295-303
Multi-Legged Vehicle Based on Mimic-Reactive Architecture....Pages 304-315
Adaptability of a Decentralized Kinematic Control Algorithm to Reactive Motion under Microgravity....Pages 316-325
Interactive Human-Robot Pole Balancing Utilizing Multiple Virtual Fuzzy Agents....Pages 326-336
Front Matter....Pages 337-337
Cooperative Operation of Two Mobile Robots....Pages 339-349
A New Approach to Multiple Robots’ Behavior Design for Cooperative Object Manipulation....Pages 350-361
Robot Behavior and Information System for Multiple Object Handling Robots....Pages 362-373
Cooperative Strategy for Multiple Position-Controlled Mobile Robots....Pages 374-385
Front Matter....Pages 387-387
Cooperative Navigation among Multiple Mobile Robots....Pages 389-400
Self-Localization of Autonomous Mobile Robots Using Intelligent Data Carriers....Pages 401-410
Fusion of Range Images and Intensity Images Measured from Multiple View Points....Pages 411-422
A Robot Duo for Cooperative Autonomous Navigation....Pages 423-430
Back Matter....Pages 431-441

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages II-XIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Trends and Perspective of Researches on Control System Theory....Pages 3-11
Collective Intelligence in Natural and Artificial Systems....Pages 12-13
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Reconfiguration Method for a Distributed Mechanical System....Pages 17-25
Shock Absorbers and Shock Transformers: Comparing the Collision Behavior of a Mobile Robot Equipped with Different Bumper Types....Pages 26-37
Towards a Generic Computer Simulation Platform for Distributed Robotic System Development and Experiments....Pages 38-49
Cooperation between a Human Operator and Multiple Robots for Maintenance Tasks at a Distance....Pages 50-59
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
Fast 3D Simulation of Snake Robot Motion....Pages 63-70
GMD-Snake: A Semi-Autonomous Snake-like Robot....Pages 71-77
Development of a Snake-like Robot....Pages 78-88
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Multi-Robot Team Design for Real-World Applications....Pages 91-102
An Application Concept of an Underwater Robot Society....Pages 103-114
The Modeling of the Team Strategy of Robotic Soccer as a Multi-Agent Robot System....Pages 115-126
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
A Model of Group Choice for Artificial Society....Pages 129-140
Distributed Autonomous Formation Control of Mobile Robot Groups by Swarm-Based Pattern Generation....Pages 141-155
Affordance in Autonomous Robot....Pages 156-167
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
Iterative Transportation Planning of Multiple Objects by Cooperative Mobile Robots....Pages 171-182
Experimental Characteristics of Multiple-Robots Behaviors in Communication Network Expansion and Object-Fetching....Pages 183-194
Managing Different Types of Interactions among Robots....Pages 195-206
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Amoeba Like Grouping Behavior for Autonomous Robots Using Vibrating Potential Field (Obstacle Avoidance on Uneven Road)....Pages 209-220
Dissipative Structure Network for Collective Autonomy: Spatial Decomposition of Robotic Group....Pages 221-232
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Cooperative Acceleration of Task Performance: Foraging Behavior of Interacting Multi-Robots System....Pages 233-242
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
Asynchronous and Synchronous Cooperation....Pages 245-256
Cooperative Sweeping in Environments with Movable Obstacles....Pages 257-267
Integration of Distributed Sensing Information in DARS Based on Evidential Reasoning....Pages 268-279
Implementing an Automated Reasoning System for Multi-Robot Cooperation....Pages 280-291
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Distributed Fail-Safe Structure for Collaboration of Multiple Manipulators....Pages 295-303
Multi-Legged Vehicle Based on Mimic-Reactive Architecture....Pages 304-315
Adaptability of a Decentralized Kinematic Control Algorithm to Reactive Motion under Microgravity....Pages 316-325
Interactive Human-Robot Pole Balancing Utilizing Multiple Virtual Fuzzy Agents....Pages 326-336
Front Matter....Pages 337-337
Cooperative Operation of Two Mobile Robots....Pages 339-349
A New Approach to Multiple Robots’ Behavior Design for Cooperative Object Manipulation....Pages 350-361
Robot Behavior and Information System for Multiple Object Handling Robots....Pages 362-373
Cooperative Strategy for Multiple Position-Controlled Mobile Robots....Pages 374-385
Front Matter....Pages 387-387
Cooperative Navigation among Multiple Mobile Robots....Pages 389-400
Self-Localization of Autonomous Mobile Robots Using Intelligent Data Carriers....Pages 401-410
Fusion of Range Images and Intensity Images Measured from Multiple View Points....Pages 411-422
A Robot Duo for Cooperative Autonomous Navigation....Pages 423-430
Back Matter....Pages 431-441
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