Abstract:
We consider a robotic network composed of mobile robots capable of communicating with each other. We study the problem of collectively tracking a number of moving targets...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
We consider a robotic network composed of mobile robots capable of communicating with each other. We study the problem of collectively tracking a number of moving targets while maintaining a certain level of connectivity among the robots, by moving them into appropriate positions. The distances of the robots to each other and to the targets are used to define a communication and target tracking graph, respectively. We formulate the combined global objective as a Semi-Definite Program (SDP) and propose a non-iterative distributed solution consisting of localized SDP's which use information only from nearby neighboring robots. Numerical simulations illustrate the performance of the algorithm with respect to the centralized solution.
Date of Conference: 12-15 December 2011
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 01 March 2012
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