Open AccessSwarm-dular quadcopter: bringing swarm robotics and modular robotics together
Author(s) -
Deepak Mohan,
K. R. Guruprasad
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2227-524X
DOI - 10.14419/ijet.v7i2.21.11828
Subject(s) - quadcopter , swarm robotics , robotics , artificial intelligence , modular design , ant robotics , swarm behaviour , self reconfiguring modular robot , robot , computer science , engineering , robot control , mobile robot , aerospace engineering , operating system
In this paper, we present a new concept in robotics, which we call as swarm-dular robotics, by bringing together swarm robotics and modular robotics. We propose a swarm-dular quadcopter, which is a modular quadcopter, where, multiple wheeled ground robots (AGVs), which are part of a heterogenous swarm or multi-robotic(agent) system (MRS or MAS), attach/dock together to form an aerial quadcopter robot. We provide a conceptual design and demonstrate the proposed system using simulation experiments in Robot Operating System (ROS). Behavior of the system as both a swarm and a modular quadcopter UAV are demonstrated.