Effective Implementation of a Mapping Swarm of Robots

Christopher Churavy, Maria Baker, Samarth Mehta, Pradhan I Ishu, N. Scheidegger, S. Shanfelt, R. Rarick, Daniel J. Simon

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    Abstract

    There are several driving factors involved in the development of a robotic swarm. On the hardware side, assembly should be adaptable, easily reproduced, and relatively inexpensive. Motors, mounts, wheels, and chassis material must be chosen as well as appropriate sensors. A workable communication protocol must be determined. Software should be concise and common to each robot in the swarm while meeting the requirements of the desired function.

    Original languageAmerican English
    JournalIEEE Potentials
    Volume27
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jul 1 2008

    Keywords

    • Base stations
    • Batteries
    • Gears
    • Microcontrollers
    • Orbital robotics
    • Plastics
    • Polyethylene
    • Radio frequency
    • Robot sensing systems
    • Robotic assembly

    Disciplines

    • Electrical and Computer Engineering

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