Applying scale-invariant dynamics to improve consensus achievement of agents in motion

Ilja Rausch*, Yara Khaluf, Pieter Simoens

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Abstract

In order to efficiently execute tasks, autonomous collective systems are required to rapidly reach accurate consensus, no matter how the group is distributed over the environment. Finding consensus in a group of agents that are in motion is a particularly great challenge, especially at larger scales and extensive environments. Nevertheless, numerous collective systems in nature reach consensus independently of scale, i.e. they are scale-free or scale-invariant. Inspired by these natural phenomena, the aim of our work is to improve consensus achievement in artificial systems by finding fundamental links between individual decision-making and scale-free collective behavior. For model validation we use physics-based simulations as well as a swarm robotic testbed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDistributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Special Sessions, 15th International Conference
EditorsSara Rodríguez, Javier Prieto, Pedro Faria, Slawomir Klos, Alberto Fernández, Santiago Mazuelas, M. Dolores Jiménez-López, María N. Moreno, Elena M. Navarro
PublisherSpringer
Pages344-348
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9783319996073
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event15th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, DCAI 2018 - Toledo, Spain
Duration: 20 Jun 201822 Jun 2018

Publication series

NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume801
ISSN (Print)2194-5357
ISSN (Electronic)2194-5365

Conference/symposium

Conference/symposium15th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, DCAI 2018
Country/TerritorySpain
CityToledo
Period20/06/1822/06/18

Keywords

  • Consensus achievement
  • Scale invariance
  • Swarm robotics

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