Projects per year
Abstract
This paper explores the differential impact of multi-agent system heterogeneity in the context of an idealised herding task. In simulation, a team of simple herders must move a flock towards a target location in a continuous 2d space. Flock heterogeneity is controlled by dividing the flock into a number of non-overlapping social groups that influence sheep movement. Results demonstrate that increasing system heterogeneity (i.e., the number of different social groups) reduces herding performance when social groups are self-attracting, but conversely, the same increase in system heterogeneity can increase herding performance when groups are other-attracting. Implications for designing heterogeneous multi-agent systems are considered.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Title of host publication | Annual Conference Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems |
Subtitle of host publication | TAROS 2021: Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 147-157 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-030-89177-0 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-89176-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 31 Oct 2021 |
Event | Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems Conference - Lincoln, United Kingdom Duration: 8 Sep 2021 → 10 Sep 2021 https://lcas.lincoln.ac.uk/wp/taros-2021/ |
Conference
Conference | Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems Conference |
---|---|
Abbreviated title | TAROS 2021 |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Lincoln |
Period | 8/09/21 → 10/09/21 |
Internet address |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was funded and delivered in partnership between the Thales Group and the University of Bristol, and with the support of the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Grant Award EP/R004757/1 entitled ‘Thales-Bristol Partnership in Hybrid Autonomous Systems Engineering (T-B PHASE)’.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Keywords
- Heterogeneous Agents
- Multi-Agent System
- Herding
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Demonstrating the Differential Impact of Flock Heterogeneity on Multi-agent Herding'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Projects
- 1 Active
-
T-B PHASE: Prosperity Partnership with Thales
Richards, A. G., Wilson, R. E., Johnson, A., Bullock, S., Lawry, J., Noyes, J. M., Hauert, S., Bode, N. W. F., Pitonakova, L., Kent, T., Crosscombe, M., Zanatto, D., Alkan, B., Drury, K. L., Hogg, E., Bonnell, W. D., Bennett, C., Clarke, C. E. M., Potts, M. W., Sartor, P. N., Harvey, D., Rayneau-Kirkhope, B., Galvin, K., Lam, J., Barden, E., Chattington, M., Radanovic, M., Morey, E. J., Ball, M., Hunt, E. R., Richards, A. G., Radanovic, M., Morey, E. J., Steane, V., Reed Edworthy, J. & Hart, S.
1/10/17 → 31/03/23
Project: Research