A Control Architecture for Robot Swarms (AMEB). Issue 3 (3rd April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gil, Angel; Aguilar, Jose; Dapena, Eladio; Rivas, Rafael
• Is Part Of: Cybernetics and systems. Volume 50:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 300
• Page End: 322
• Publication Date: 2019-04-03
• Subjects: Swarm -- control architecture -- emotions -- emergent -- self-organized; Cybernetics -- Periodicals; System theory -- Periodicals; 003.5
• DOI: 10.1080/01969722.2018.1552843
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0196-9722

Abstract

Abstract: A control architecture for heterogeneous robot swarms (AMEB) is proposed in this work. The architecture manages the processes that occur in the system and its main objectives are to allow the emergence and self-organization in the group. It is structured in three levels: an individual level, a collective level under the philosophy of emergent behavior, and a level for the management of learning and knowledge. The architecture includes a behavioral component that allows the inclusion of emotions in the members of the swarm. Finally, it described a method for verifying the occurrence of the emergence in the swarm, using fuzzy cognitive maps.