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Decentralized leader-follower control under high level goals without explicit communication


Abstract:

In this paper, we study the decentralized control problem of a two-agent system under local goal specifications given as temporal logic formulas. The agents collaborative...Show More
Notes: As originally published there is an error in the document. The following information was omitted by the authors: "ERDF & Competitiveness/Entrepreneurship program of NSRF Synergasia2011 Cooperative small/midscale projects-11ΣYN9_629." The article PDF remains unchanged.

Abstract:

In this paper, we study the decentralized control problem of a two-agent system under local goal specifications given as temporal logic formulas. The agents collaboratively carry an object in a leader-follower scheme and lack means to exchange messages on-line, i.e., to communicate explicitly. Specifically, we propose a decentralized control protocol and a leader re-election strategy that secure the accomplishment of both agents' local goal specifications. The challenge herein lies in exploiting exclusively implicit inter-robot communication that is a natural outcome of the physical interaction of the robots with the object. An illustrative experiment is included clarifying and verifying the approach.
Notes: As originally published there is an error in the document. The following information was omitted by the authors: "ERDF & Competitiveness/Entrepreneurship program of NSRF Synergasia2011 Cooperative small/midscale projects-11ΣYN9_629." The article PDF remains unchanged.
Date of Conference: 28 September 2015 - 02 October 2015
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 17 December 2015
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Conference Location: Hamburg, Germany

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