The concept of robot society and its utilisation in future robotics

Control architecture for an underwater robot society

Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems 4 ◽

10.1007/978-4-431-67919-6_2 ◽

2000 ◽

pp. 15-24 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mika Vainio ◽

Pekka Appelqvist ◽

Aarne Halme

Keyword(s):

Control Architecture ◽

Underwater Robot ◽

Robot Society

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Controlling the Operation of a Robot Society Through Distributed Environment Sensing

IFAC Proceedings Volumes ◽

10.1016/s1474-6670(17)45025-7 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 28 (20) ◽

pp. 57-62

Author(s):

Aarne Halme ◽

Peter Jakubik ◽

Torsten Schönberg ◽

Mika Vainio

Keyword(s):

Distributed Environment ◽

Robot Society

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Expectation for Future Robot Society

The Journal of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan ◽

10.1541/ieejjournal.137.410 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 137 (7) ◽

pp. 410-413

Author(s):

Kazuhiro TSURUTA ◽

Takami ESAKI ◽

Takashi KIKUTA ◽

Toshiaki MINEMATSU

Keyword(s):

Robot Society

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Mobile robot society for distributed operations in closed aquatic environment

Robotica ◽

10.1017/s0263574799002222 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 235-250 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M. Vainio ◽

P. Appelqvist ◽

A. Halme

Keyword(s):

Control Architecture ◽

Common Goal ◽

Underwater Robots ◽

Test Environment ◽

Multirobot System ◽

Cooperative Society ◽

Living Biomass ◽

Algae Growth ◽

Robot Society ◽

And Control

In this paper a multirobot system consisting of small size ball-shaped mobile underwater robots is introduced. Robots form a cooperative society operating together for a common goal. This is made possible by inter-member communication and control architecture allowing cooperation. The test environment is a closed aquatic process containing tanks, pipes, and a jet pump. The task considered is cleaning of biologically contaminated spots in the process. Detailed hardware structure of a robot-member as well as the control architecture are introduced. Behaviour of the cooperative system is demonstrated in a test environment where contamination caused by biological algae growth is emulated by infrared panels behaving like a living biomass.

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