Multi-Robot Systems

Preface. Part I: Planning and Task Allocation. On Architectural and Decisional Issues for Multi-Robot Cooperation; R. Alami. A Framework for Studying Multi-Robot Task Allocation; B.P. Gerkey, M.J. Matarie. Market-Based Multi-Robot Planning in a Distributed Layered Architecture; D. Goldberg, V. Cicirello, M.B. Dias Reid Simmons, S. Smith, A. Stentz. Collaborative Tasking of Tightly Constrained Multi-Robot Missions; D.C. MacKenzie. Part II: Coordination and Control. Multi-Objective Navigation and Control Using Interval Prograniming; M.R. Benjamin. Cooperative Relative Localization for Mobile Robot Teams: An Ego-Centric Approach; A. Howard, M.J. Mataric, G.S. Sukhatine. Fractional Bandwidth Reacquisition Algorithms for VSW-MCM; B. Cook, D. Marthaler, C. Topaz, A. Bertozzi, M. Kemp. Dynamic Multi-Robot Coordination; D. Vail, M. Veloso. Part III: Sensor and Information Fusion. Information Sharing in Teams of Self-Aware Entities; J. Franke, B. Satterfield, S. Jameson. Realizing Virtual Sensors by Distributed Multi-Level Sensor Fusion; E. Nett, S. Schemmer. Information Fusion and Control for Multiple UAVs; S. Sukkarieh, E. Nettleton, B. Grocholsky, H. Durrant-Whyte. Part IV: Learning. Multistrategy Learning Methods for Multirobot Systems; R.C. Arkin, Y. Endo, B. Lee, D. MacKenzie, E. Martinson. Part V: Self-Reconfigurable Robots. Distributed Locomotion Algorithms for Self-Reconfigurable Robots Operating on Rough Terrain; Z. Butler, D. Rus. Self-Assembly in Space via Self-Reconfigurable Robots; Wei-Min Shen, P. Will, B. Khoshnevis. Part VI: Large-Scale Robot Teams. Optimization of Swarm Robotic Systems via Macroscopic Models; A. Martinoli, K. Easton. CentiBOTS: Large Scale Robot Teams; K. Konolige, C. Ortiz, R. Vincent, A. Agno, M. Eriksen, B. Limketkai, M. Lewis, L. Briesemeister, E. Ruspini, D. Fox, J. Ko, B. Stewart, L. Guibas. The Effect of Heterogeneity in Teams of 100+ Mobile Robots; L.E. Parker. Part VII: Human-Robot Teams. Collaborative Tools for Mixed Teams of Humans and Robots; D.J. Bruemmer, M.C. Walton. Mixed-Initiative Control of Large Human-Robot Teams; C.L. Johnson. Experiments in Human-Robot Teams; C.W. Nielsen, M.A. Goodrich, J.W. Crandall. Impact of Autonomy in Multirobot Systems on Teleoperation Performance; B. Trouvain, H.L. Wolf, F.E. Schneider. Part VIII: Communication Constraint and Networks. Decentralized Motion Planning for Multiple Robots Subject to Sensing and Communication Constraints; G.A.S. Pereira, A.K. Das, V. Kumar, M.F.M. Campos. Exploiting the Interactions Between Robotic Autonomy and Networks; J. Redi, J. Bers. Part IX: Poster Abstracts. Observing Multiple Targets with Multiple Mobile Robots Using Probabilistic Behavior-Based Techniques; T. Balch, A. Stroupe. Dynamic Coverage via Multi-robot Cooperation; M.A. Batalin, G.S. Sukhatme. Emergent Control Surveillance Networks; R.R. Brooks, J. Lamb, M. Pirretti, M. Zhu, S.S. Iyengar. On Dynamic Reconfiguration of Multi-Robot Formations; R. Fierro, A.K. Das. Distributed Multi-Robot Mapping; D. Fox, J. Ko, B. Stewart, K. Konolige, B. Limetkai. An Endogeneous Architecture for Cooperative Sensor Teams; B. Grocholsky, A. Makarenko, H. Durrant-Whyte. Efficient Inference Grounding for Distributed Multi-Robot Teams; A. Khoo, I.D. Horswill. Author Index.