Multi-agent robot systems as distributed autonomous systems

J Ota - Advanced engineering informatics, 2006 - Elsevier
In the numerous existing studies dealing with multi-agent robot systems, the systems are
positioned on the crossover area of robotics and distributed autonomous systems. Multi …

Embedded technique-based formation control of multiple wheeled mobile robots with application to cooperative transportation

Q Wu, X Wang, X Qiu - Control Engineering Practice, 2024 - Elsevier
The cooperative transportation problem for multiple wheeled mobile robots (WMRs) via
formation control is investigated in this paper. A formation control algorithm based on an …

Toward robust, whole-hand caging manipulation with underactuated hands

RR Ma, WG Bircher, AM Dollar - 2017 IEEE International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Human in-hand dexterity can be highly fluid and unstructured, but in contrast, prevailing
research in robotic manipulation has focused on highly structured, well-controlled motions …

Hydrodynamic modelling for a transportation system of two unmanned underwater vehicles: semi-empirical, numerical and experimental analyses

FU Rehman, L Huang, E Anderlini… - Journal of Marine Science …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Underwater transportation is an essential approach for scientific exploration, maritime
construction and military operations. Determining the hydrodynamic coefficients for a …

Solving function distribution and behavior design problem for cooperative object handling by multiple mobile robots

ZD Wang, E Nakano… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2003 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper addresses the function distribution and behavior design problem for a multirobot
system which incorporates a behavior-based dynamic cooperation strategy for object …

A decentralized control system for cooperative transportation by multiple non-holonomic mobile robots

X Yang, K Watanabe*, K Izumi… - International Journal of …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, we propose a decentralized control system for transporting a single object by
multiple non-holonomic mobile robots. Each agent used in the proposed system has two …

Modeling and evaluation of robust whole-hand caging manipulation

RR Ma, WG Bircher, AM Dollar - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Human in-hand dexterity can be highly fluid and unstructured, with multiple phalanxes
breaking and re-establishing contact during any given task. In contrast, prevailing research …

Accelerated-gradient-based flexible-object transport with decentralized robot teams

Y Gombo, A Tiwari, S Devasia - IEEE Robotics and Automation …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter addresses the rapid transport of flexible objects without increasing deformation,
from one position to another, using a decentralized robotic team, rather than using a single …

Multi-robot cooperative formation for overweight object transportation

G Eoh, JD Jeon, JS Choi, BH Lee - 2011 IEEE/SICE …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents cooperative formation to transport an overweight object by means of
multi-robot. Previous studies on object transportation have mainly focused on multi-robot …

Development of a three-mobile-robot system for cooperative transportation

C Fan, F Zeng, S Shirafuji, J Ota - Journal of …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The transportation of large-scale objects in a narrow space is a challenging, but useful
application for mobile robots. We have developed a three-mobile-robot system to …