Online task allocation and scheduling in multi-manipulator system considering collision constraints and unknown tasks

X Qin, Z Liao, C Liu, Z Xiong - Robotics and Computer-Integrated …, 2024 - Elsevier
Compared to a single robot, multi-robot systems (MRS) offer several advantages in complex
multi-task scenarios. The overall efficiency of MRS relies heavily on an efficient task …

[PDF][PDF] Multi-Agent Pickup And Delivery Planning With Transfers.

B Coltin - 2014 - kilthub.cmu.edu
Abstract In Pickup and Delivery Problems (PDPs), mobile vehicles retrieve and deliver a set
of items. The PDP is a well-studied, NP-hard problem. Examples of the PDP include mail …

Multi-observation sensor resetting localization with ambiguous landmarks

B Coltin, M Veloso - Autonomous robots, 2013 - Springer
Successful approaches to the robot localization problem include particle filters, which
estimate non-parametric localization belief distributions. Particle filters are successful at …

Task refinement for autonomous robots using complementary corrective human feedback

Ç Meriçli, M Veloso, HL Akın - International Journal of …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
A robot can perform a given task through a policy that maps its sensed state to appropriate
actions. We assume that a hand-coded controller can achieve such a mapping only for the …

Multi-robot planning using robot-dependent reachability maps

T Pereira, M Veloso, A Moreira - Robot 2015: Second Iberian Robotics …, 2016 - Springer
In this paper we present a new concept of robot-dependent reachability map
(RDReachMap) for mobile platforms. In heterogeneous multi-robot systems, the reachability …

Multi-robot item delivery and foraging: Two sides of a coin

S Liemhetcharat, R Yan, KP Tee, M Lee - Robotics, 2015 - mdpi.com
Multi-robot foraging has been widely studied in the literature, and the general assumption is
that the robots are simple, ie, with limited processing and carrying capacity. We previously …

Coordination for multi-robot exploration using topological maps

T Pereira, AP Moreira, M Veloso - … of the 11th Portuguese Conference on …, 2015 - Springer
This paper addresses the problem of decentralized exploration and mapping of unknown
environment by a multiple robot team. The exploration methodology relies on individual …

[PDF][PDF] Towards replanning for mobile service robots with shared information

B Coltin, MM Veloso - 2013 - kilthub.cmu.edu
Currently, multiple mobile robots, called CoBots, are deployed in an office building
performing tasks for users such as delivering items and escorting visitors. Tasks for these …

Cooperative global tracking using multiple sensors

R Marchant, P Guerrero, J Ruiz-del-Solar - RoboCup 2012: Robot Soccer …, 2013 - Springer
Multi-robot systems are increasingly present in nowadays applications. In order to allow an
effective decision making, a reliable world representation is required. In a team of robots …

Experimental framework for the categorization of special education programs of ASKNAO

MHK Salleh, H Yussof, HA Ainuddin, MZ Muda… - Procedia Computer …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents the methods for categorizing a special education apps known as Autism
Solution for Kids using NAO (ASKNAO) into the three subscales of autism which is …