Snow Geese Algorithm: A novel migration-inspired meta-heuristic algorithm for constrained engineering optimization problems

AQ Tian, FF Liu, HX Lv - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel nature-inspired meta-heuristic algorithm, named Snow Geese
Algorithm. It is inspired by the migratory behavior of snow geese and emulates the distinctive …

Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs)-based mobile sensing for Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) monitoring: Current challenges and future directions

E Alinezhad, V Gan, VWC Chang, J Zhou - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The deployment of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) offers a promising solution
for addressing spatial inefficiency and non-detection zone challenges of the Indoor …

High-speed odor sensing using miniaturized electronic nose

N Dennler, D Drix, TPA Warner, S Rastogi… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Animals have evolved to rapidly detect and recognize brief and intermittent encounters with
odor packages, exhibiting recognition capabilities within milliseconds. Artificial olfaction has …

Odor source localization of multi-robots with swarm intelligence algorithms: A review

J Wang, Y Lin, R Liu, J Fu - Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The use of robot swarms for odor source localization (OSL) can better adapt to the reality of
unstable turbulence and find chemical contamination or hazard sources faster. Inspired by …

3D multi-robot olfaction in naturally ventilated indoor environments: Locating a time-varying source at unknown heights

M Jiang, C Tong, Z Li, H Cai, C Zhang, Y Shi… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Source localization is significant for mitigating indoor air pollution and safeguarding the well-
being and safety of occupants. While most study focuses on mechanical ventilation and …

[HTML][HTML] Collaborative gas source localization strategy with networked nano-drones in unknown cluttered environments

VP Tran, MA Garratt, SG Anavatti, S Ravi - Swarm and Evolutionary …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper introduces a novel approach for improving gas source localization in dynamic
urban environments, employing a swarm of nano-Crazyflie drones through a hybrid strategy …

Robust fixed-time distributed optimization with predefined convergence-time bound

P De Villeros, R Aldana-López… - Journal of the Franklin …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper introduces a distributed optimization scheme for achieving formation control in
multi-agent systems operating under switching networks and external disturbances. The …

[HTML][HTML] Exploration and gas source localization in advection–diffusion processes with potential-field-controlled robotic swarms

P Hinsen, T Wiedemann, D Shutin, AJ Lilienthal - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mobile multi-robot systems are well suited for gas leak localization in challenging
environments. They offer inherent advantages such as redundancy, scalability, and …

[HTML][HTML] Distributed multi-robot source term estimation with coverage control and information theoretic based coordination

RV Nanavati, MJ Coombes, C Liu - Information Fusion, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, we introduce a novel coordination strategy for a group of autonomous robots
tasked with estimating the source term of an airborne chemical release. This strategy …

An Exploration-Enhanced Search Algorithm for Robot Indoor Source Searching

M Wang, B **n, M **g, Y Qu - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Chemical, biological, or radioactive substances may be released in accidents, posing a
threat to human life and property. Due to the dense obstacles and specific structures of …