Multiple robots avoid humans to get the jobs done: An approach to human-aware task allocation

F Surma, TP Kucner, M Mansouri - 2021 European Conference …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multi-robot Task Allocation (MRTA) is the problem of assigning tasks to robots subject to a
performance objective. Among existing approaches to MRTA, auction-based methods are …

Multi-robot coordination and cooperation with task precedence relationships

W Gosrich, S Mayya, S Narayan… - … on Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a new formulation for the multi-robot task planning and allocation problem that
incorporates (a) precedence relationships between tasks;(b) coordination for tasks allowing …

A Centralized Task Allocation Algorithm for a Multi-Robot Inspection Mission With Sensing Specifications

H Chakraa, E Leclercq, F Guérin, D Lefebvre - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, considerable attention has focused on enhancing the security and safety of
industries with high-risk level activities in order to protect the equipment and environment. In …

The order allocation problem and the algorithm of network freight platform under the constraint of Carbon tax policy

C Jiang, J Xu, S Li, X Zhang, Y Wu - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In order to solve the problems of improper order allocation and the lack of a carbon emission
constraint system in the road freight transportation industry, this paper proposed an order …

Decentralized allocation of tasks with temporal and precedence constraints to a team of robots

E Nunes, M McIntire, M Gini - 2016 IEEE International …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose an auction-based method for a team of robots to allocate and execute tasks that
have temporal and precedence constraints. The robots use our priority-based iterated …

Obstacle-aware simultaneous task and energy planning with ordering constraints

D Wang - 2023 11th International Conference on Information …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To improve the practical performance of task planning for unmanned ground vehicles,
geographical features, limited onboard energy, and ordering constraints are urgent to be …

Distributed planning for serving cooperative tasks with time windows: A game theoretic approach

Y Yazıcıoğlu, R Bhat, D Aksaray - Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 2021 - Springer
We study distributed planning for multi-robot systems to provide optimal service to
cooperative tasks that are distributed over space and time. Each task requires service by …

Collision-free allocation of temporally constrained tasks in multi-robot systems

M D'Emidio, I Khan - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2019 - Elsevier
Multi-robot systems (MRS) are a reference solution for many prominent real-world
applications, eg management of warehouses or exploration of unknown environments. One …

Efficient task allocation in smart warehouses with multi-delivery stations and heterogeneous robots

GS Oliveira, J Röoning, JT Carvalho… - … on Information Fusion …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems (RMFS) are crucial for increasing the efficiency of the
logistics sector. One of the essential processes in such systems is efficiently allocating tasks …

Task scheduling for transport and pick robots in logistics: A comparative study on constructive heuristics

H Wang, W Chen - Autonomous Intelligent Systems, 2021 - Springer
We study the Transport and Pick Robots Task Scheduling (TPS) problem, in which two
teams of specialized robots, transport robots and pick robots, collaborate to execute multi …