Kybernetika 50 no. 1, 19-31, 2014

Sweep coverage of discrete time multi-robot networks with general topologies

Chao ZhaiDOI: 10.14736/kyb-2014-1-0019

Abstract:

This paper addresses a sweep coverage problem of multi-robot networks with general topologies. To deal with environmental uncertainties, we present discrete time sweep coverage algorithms to guarantee the complete coverage of the given region by sweeping in parallel with workload partition. Moreover, the error between actual coverage time and the optimal time is estimated with the aid of continuous time results. Finally, numerical simulation is conducted to verify the theoretical results.

Keywords:

sweep coverage, multi-robot networks, discrete time, general topologies

Classification:

93E12, 62A10

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