Cognitive micro-Agents: individual and collective perception in microrobotic swarm
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In this paper we present the research results in the field of perception for real microrobotic swarm. The proposed hardware and software solution uses IR-based reflective measurement for individual perception and the Dampster-Shafer evidential reasoning for hypothesis refinement in collective perception. Especial attention is paid to a reliable identification of encountered geometries and a reduction of local communication. Based on the experimental results we make a conclusion about cognitive capabilities of individual microrobots and the whole swarm.
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