TY - GEN
T1 - Stable cooperative multiagent spatial distributions
AU - Finke, Jorge
AU - Passino, Kevin M.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - This paper introduces a mathematical model of the behavior of a group of agents and their interactions in a shared environment. We represent environmental spatial constraints that allow us to model range-limited sensing, motion, and communication capabilities of the agents. We derive general sensing, coordination, and motion conditions on the agents that guarantee that an "ideal free distribution" (IFD) of the group of agents will emerge across the environment. We show the impact of group size on the distribution of agents, and consider the emergent distribution for different classes of environments. Finally, we show how this theory is useful in solving a multivehicle cooperative surveillance problem.
AB - This paper introduces a mathematical model of the behavior of a group of agents and their interactions in a shared environment. We represent environmental spatial constraints that allow us to model range-limited sensing, motion, and communication capabilities of the agents. We derive general sensing, coordination, and motion conditions on the agents that guarantee that an "ideal free distribution" (IFD) of the group of agents will emerge across the environment. We show the impact of group size on the distribution of agents, and consider the emergent distribution for different classes of environments. Finally, we show how this theory is useful in solving a multivehicle cooperative surveillance problem.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33847190297&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/CDC.2005.1582715
DO - 10.1109/CDC.2005.1582715
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33847190297
SN - 0780395689
SN - 9780780395688
T3 - Proceedings of the 44th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, and the European Control Conference, CDC-ECC '05
SP - 3566
EP - 3571
BT - Proceedings of the 44th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, and the European Control Conference, CDC-ECC '05
T2 - 44th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, and the European Control Conference, CDC-ECC '05
Y2 - 12 December 2005 through 15 December 2005
ER -