Distributed vs. Hybrid Control Architecture Using STPA and AHP - Application to an Autonomous Mobile Multi-robot System

Autor: Yiliu Liu, Fares Innal, Denis Pomorski, Chaima Bensaci, Youcef Zennir
Přispěvatelé: Université 20 Août 1955 Skikda, Centre de Recherche en Informatique, Signal et Automatique de Lille - UMR 9189 (CRIStAL), Centrale Lille-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institute of Hygiene and Industrial Safety, Université Hadj Lakhdar Batna 1
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering
International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering, 2021, 11, pp.1-12. ⟨10.18280/ijsse.110101⟩
ISSN: 2041-9031
DOI: 10.18280/ijsse.110101⟩
Popis: International audience; Systems composed of a fleet of autonomous mobile robots are among the most complex control systems. This control complexity is at a high level especially when those robots navigate in hazardous and dynamic environments such as chemical analysis laboratories. These systems include different dangerous and harmful products (toxic, flammable, explosive...) with different quantity. In order to perform its mission on a regular basis, this multi-robot system can be controlled according to multiple architectures. We propose, firstly, to apply the System Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) on two selected control architectures, namely distributed and hybrid architectures in order to obtain a set of loss scenarios for each kind of architecture. For further assessment, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used to choose the best architecture. The proposed approach provides a risk analysis and a more practical comparison between the two control architectures of a mobile multi-robot system and facilitates decision-making, even in complex situations.
Databáze: OpenAIRE