Collaborative multi-robot search and rescue: Planning, coordination, perception, and active vision
Search and rescue (SAR) operations can take significant advantage from supporting
autonomous or teleoperated robots and multi-robot systems. These can aid in map** and …
autonomous or teleoperated robots and multi-robot systems. These can aid in map** and …
A review on map-merging methods for typical map types in multiple-ground-robot SLAM solutions
When multiple robots are involved in the process of simultaneous localization and map**
(SLAM), a global map should be constructed by merging the local maps built by individual …
(SLAM), a global map should be constructed by merging the local maps built by individual …
Representation granularity enables time-efficient autonomous exploration in large, complex worlds
We propose a dual-resolution scheme to achieve time-efficient autonomous exploration with
one or many robots. The scheme maintains a high-resolution local map of the robot's …
one or many robots. The scheme maintains a high-resolution local map of the robot's …
Exploration and map** with groups of robots: Recent trends
A Quattrini Li - Current Robotics Reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Multi-robot exploration—ie, the problem of map** unknown
features of an environment—is fundamental in many tasks, including search and rescue …
features of an environment—is fundamental in many tasks, including search and rescue …
A Survey on the autonomous exploration of confined subterranean spaces: Perspectives from real-word and industrial robotic deployments
Confined and subterranean areas are common in many civilian and industrial sites,
although they are hazardous for humans given the presence of noxious gases, extreme …
although they are hazardous for humans given the presence of noxious gases, extreme …
Multi-robot information gathering for precision agriculture: Current state, scope, and challenges
Precision agriculture is the collection of hardware and software technologies that allow a
farmer to make informed, differentiated decisions regarding agricultural operations such as …
farmer to make informed, differentiated decisions regarding agricultural operations such as …
Exploration-RRT: A multi-objective path planning and exploration framework for unknown and unstructured environments
This article establishes the Exploration-RRT algorithm: A novel general-purpose combined
exploration and path planning algorithm, based on a multi-goal Rapidly-Exploring Random …
exploration and path planning algorithm, based on a multi-goal Rapidly-Exploring Random …
Meeting-merging-mission: A multi-robot coordinate framework for large-scale communication-limited exploration
This letter presents a complete framework Meeting-Merging-Mission for multi-robot
exploration under communication restriction. Considering communication is limited in both …
exploration under communication restriction. Considering communication is limited in both …
Achord: Communication-aware multi-robot coordination with intermittent connectivity
Communication is an important capability for multi-robot exploration because (1) inter-robot
communication (comms) improves coverage efficiency and (2) robot-to-base comms …
communication (comms) improves coverage efficiency and (2) robot-to-base comms …
Sparse robot swarms: Moving swarms to real-world applications
Robot swarms are groups of robots that each act autonomously based on only local
perception and coordination with neighboring robots. While current swarm implementations …
perception and coordination with neighboring robots. While current swarm implementations …