Particle Swarm Optimization—An Adaptation for the Control of Robotic Swarms

Autor: Alan J. Hunter, Benjamin Metcalfe, George Rossides
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Rossides, G, Metcalfe, B & Hunter, A 2021, ' Particle Swarm Optimization—An Adaptation for the Control of Robotic Swarms ', Robotics, vol. 10, no. 2, 58 . https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics10020058
Robotics, Vol 10, Iss 58, p 58 (2021)
Robotics
Volume 10
Issue 2
DOI: 10.3390/robotics10020058
Popis: Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) is a numerical optimization technique based on the motion of virtual particles within a multidimensional space. The particles explore the space in an attempt to find minima or maxima to the optimization problem. The motion of the particles is linked, and the overall behavior of the particle swarm is controlled by several parameters. PSO has been proposed as a control strategy for physical swarms of robots that are localizing a source
the robots are analogous to the virtual particles. However, previous attempts to achieve this have shown that there are inherent problems. This paper addresses these problems by introducing a modified version of PSO, as well as introducing new guidelines for parameter selection. The proposed algorithm links the parameters to the velocity and acceleration of each robot, and demonstrates obstacle avoidance. Simulation results from both MATLAB and Gazebo show close agreement and demonstrate that the proposed algorithm is capable of effective control of a robotic swarm and obstacle avoidance.
Databáze: OpenAIRE