Consensus-based decentralized auctions for robust task allocation

HL Choi, L Brunet, JP How - IEEE transactions on robotics, 2009‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper addresses task allocation to coordinate a fleet of autonomous vehicles by
presenting two decentralized algorithms: the consensus-based auction algorithm (CBAA) …

Recent developments in the theory and applicability of swarm search

Y Altshuler - Entropy, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Swarm intelligence (SI) is a collective behaviour exhibited by groups of simple agents, such
as ants, bees, and birds, which can achieve complex tasks that would be difficult or …

Multiple UAVs in forest fire fighting mission using particle swarm optimization

KA Ghamry, MA Kamel, Y Zhang - … International conference on …, 2017‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper investigates forest fires fighting application using team (s) of unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs), in view of UAVs having great advantages in performing such tasks …

Fast scheduling of robot teams performing tasks with temporospatial constraints

MC Gombolay, RJ Wilcox… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The application of robotics to traditionally manual manufacturing processes requires careful
coordination between human and robotic agents in order to support safe and efficient …

A distributed method for dynamic multi-robot task allocation problems with critical time constraints

X Chen, P Zhang, G Du, F Li - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2019‏ - Elsevier
This paper considers the task allocation problems in a distributed multi-robot system under
critical time constraints. Considering the requirement of distributed computing, many existing …

The role of information assumptions in decentralized task allocation: A tutorial

LB Johnson, HL Choi, JP How - IEEE Control Systems …, 2016‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A single robotic agent can perform cost-effective work in many domains, especially those
that are dirty, dangerous, or dull for humans. Forming multiagent teams of autonomous …

Resource-based task allocation for multi-robot systems

DH Lee - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2018‏ - Elsevier
This paper proposes a resource-based task allocation algorithm for multi-robot systems.
During mission operations, robots continuously consume their resources which must be …

Fast scheduling of multi-robot teams with temporospatial constraints

M Gombolay, R Wilcox, J Shah - 2013‏ - dspace.mit.edu
New uses of robotics in traditionally manual manufacturing processes require the careful
choreography of human and robotic agents to support safe and efficient coordinated work …

Decentralized planning for complex missions with dynamic communication constraints

S Ponda, J Redding, HL Choi, JP How… - Proceedings of the …, 2010‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper extends the consensus-based bundle algorithm (CBBA), a distributed task
allocation framework previously developed by the authors, to address complex missions for …

Consensus-based auction approaches for decentralized task assignment

L Brunet, HL Choi, J How - AIAA guidance, navigation and control …, 2008‏ - arc.aiaa.org
This paper addresses task assignment in the coordination of a fleet of unmanned vehicles
by presenting two decentralized algorithms: consensus-based auction algorithm (CBAA) …