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In multi-robot system, communication is indispensable for effective cooperative working. In this paper, we focus on two types of communication method, and investigate a foraging behavior of multi-robot system. Firstly, we discuss the foraging by physical communication. Next, we propose a virtual chemical system and discuss the foraging by chemical communication. Lastly, we show these behaviors can be treated by a common framework using a state transition diagram.
This work was partially supported by PRESTO, JST and a Japanese Grandin-Aid for Encouragement of Young Scientists from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (No.15760291).
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Kazama, T., Sugawara, K., Watanabe, T. (2007). Collecting Behavior of Interacting Robots with Virtual Pheromone. In: Alami, R., Chatila, R., Asama, H. (eds) Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems 6. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-35873-2_34
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