Multi-Robot Coverage: A Bee Pheromone Signalling Approach
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چکیده
In this paper we propose BeePCo, a multi-robot coverage approach based on honeybee colony behaviour. Specifically, we propose a honeybee inspired pheromone signalling method that allows a team of robots to maximise the total area covered in an environment in a distributed manner. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is experimentally evaluated on two different scenarios: when network connectivity is assured and when network connectivity is ignored. Simulated experimental results in various scenarios indicate that BeePCo provides a stable area coverage.
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