A Tutorial on Distributed Optimization for Cooperative Robotics: from Setups and Algorithms to Toolboxes and Research Directions

A Testa, G Carnevale, G Notarstefano - arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.04257, 2023 - arxiv.org
Several interesting problems in multi-robot systems can be cast in the framework of
distributed optimization. Examples include multi-robot task allocation, vehicle routing, target …

Multi-robot cooperative socially-aware navigation using multi-agent reinforcement learning

W Wang, L Mao, R Wang, BC Min - arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.15234, 2023 - arxiv.org
In public spaces shared with humans, ensuring multi-robot systems navigate without
collisions while respecting social norms is challenging, particularly with limited …

Statistically distinct plans for multi-objective task assignment

N Wilde, J Alonso-Mora - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We study the problem of finding statistically distinct plans for stochastic task assignment
problems such as online multirobot pickup and delivery (MRPD) when facing multiple …

Crazychoir: Flying swarms of crazyflie quadrotors in ros 2

L Pichierri, A Testa… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter introduces CrazyChoir, a modular Python framework based on the Robot
Operating System (ROS) 2. The toolbox provides a comprehensive set of functionalities to …

Traversing supervisor problem: An approximately optimal approach to multi-robot assistance

T Ji, R Dong, K Driggs-Campbell - arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.01768, 2022 - arxiv.org
The number of multi-robot systems deployed in field applications has increased dramatically
over the years. Despite the recent advancement of navigation algorithms, autonomous …

A Distributed Algorithm for Multirobot Task Allocation via Weighted Buffered Voronoi Partition

H Cheng, B Tian, X Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article proposes a distributed bundle algorithm for task allocation problems for
multirobot systems. Specifically, in the developed formulation of the vehicle routing problem …

A Cooperative Ant Colony System for Multiobjective Multirobot Task Allocation With Precedence Constraints

T Qian, XF Liu, Y Fang - IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In many real-world scenarios (eg, product manufacturing), multiple heterogeneous robots
cooperate to complete complex tasks with precedence constraints. In these heterogeneous …

Decentralized Game-based Auction Algorithm for Scheduling Robotic Chargers to Service EVs with Uncertain Demands

Q Fang, J Zhang, C Wang, G Xie… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this study, we introduce a novel auction-based algorithm modeled as a decentralized
coalition formation game, designed for the complex requirements of large-scale multi-robot …

Distributed Multi-Vehicle Task Assignment and Motion Planning in Dense Environments

G Xu, X Kang, H Yang, Y Wu, W Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article investigates the multi-vehicle task assignment and motion planning (MVTAMP)
problem. In a dense environment, a fleet of non-holonomic vehicles is appointed to visit a …

A dynamic heterogeneous team-based non-iterative approach for online pick-up and just-in-time delivery problems

S Velhal, M Bharatheesha, S Sundaram - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
This paper presents a non-iterative approach for finding the assignment of heterogeneous
robots to efficiently execute online Pickup and Just-In-Time Delivery (PJITD) tasks with …