To date, a large number of algorithms to solve the problem of autonomous exploration and
map** has been presented. However, few efforts have been made to compare these …

Over the last few years, we have witnessed a growing interest in cyber physical systems
(CPSs) that rely on a strong synergy between computational and physical components …

This paper reports on an integrated navigation algorithm for the visual simultaneous
localization and map** (SLAM) robotic area coverage problem. In the robotic area …

The subject of this paper is the patrolling of an environment with the aid of a team of
autonomous agents. We consider both the design of open-loop trajectories with optimal …

In this paper, we present an algorithm for the exploration of an unknown graph by multiple
robots, which is never worse than depth-first search with a single robot. On trees, we prove …

Node deployment is an important issue in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Sensor nodes
should be efficiently deployed in a predetermined region in a low-cost and high-coverage …

We study cooperative navigation for robotic swarms in the context of a general event-
servicing scenario. In the scenario, one or more events need to be serviced at specific …

This paper presents the architecture developed in the framework of the AWARE project for
the autonomous distributed cooperation between unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) …

Networked unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have found an increasing number of
applications in recent years. In this work, we provide an analytical method to evaluate the …

The success of numerous long-term robotic explorations in the air, on the ground, and under
the water is dependent on the ability of robots to operate for an extended time. The long-term …