A new algorithm for the control of formations of mobile robots is presented. Formations with a triangular lattice structure are created using distributed control rules, using only local information on each robot. The overall direction of movement of the formation is not pre-established but rather results from local interactions, giving all the robots a common, self-organized heading. Experiments were done to test the algorithm, yielding results in which robots behaved as expected, moving at a reasonable speed and maintaining the desired distances among themselves. Up to seven robots were used in real experiments and up to forty in simulation.
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Navarro, I., Pugh, J., Martinoli, A., & Matía, F. (2009). A distributed scalable approach to formation control in multi-robot systems. In Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems 8 (pp. 203–214). Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00644-9_18
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