From Ants to Birds: A Novel Bio-Inspired Approach to Online Area Coverage

Luca Giuggioli; Idan Arye; Alexandro Heiblum Robles; Gal Kaminka

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-73008-0_3

From Ants to Birds: A Novel Bio-Inspired Approach to Online Area Coverage

Luca Giuggioli, Idan Arye, Alexandro Heiblum Robles, Gal Kaminka

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Online coverage path planning is a canonical multi-robot task, where the objective is to minimize the time it takes for robots to visit every point in an unknown area. Two general major approaches have been explored in the literature: a stigmergic approach, inspired by ant behavior, relies on active marking of the environment. In contrast, the collaborative approach relies instead on localization, memory of positions, and global communications. In this paper, we report on a new approach, inspired by territorial bird chirping, which borrows from both previous approaches: it relies on localization and memory, but not on global communications. We provide a detailed analytic and empirical evaluation of this model.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems
Subtitle of host publication	The 13th International Symposium
Publisher	Springer
Pages	31-43
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319730080
ISBN (Print)	9783319730066
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73008-0_3
Publication status	Published - 14 Mar 2018
Event	13th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems - Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom Duration: 6 Nov 2016 → 9 Nov 2016 http://dars2016.org

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Name	Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics
Publisher	Springer
Volume	6
ISSN (Print)	1610-7438

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Conference	13th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems
Abbreviated title	DARS 2016
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	6/11/16 → 9/11/16
Internet address	http://dars2016.org

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Dr Luca Giuggioli
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- Department of Engineering Mathematics - Associate Professor in Complexity Sciences
- Applied Nonlinear Mathematics
- Animal Behaviour and Sensory Biology
- Ecology and Environmental Change
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Giuggioli, L, Arye, I, Heiblum Robles, A & Kaminka, G 2018, From Ants to Birds: A Novel Bio-Inspired Approach to Online Area Coverage. in Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems: The 13th International Symposium. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, vol. 6, Springer, pp. 31-43, 13th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems, London, United Kingdom, 6/11/16. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73008-0_3

From Ants to Birds : A Novel Bio-Inspired Approach to Online Area Coverage. / Giuggioli, Luca; Arye, Idan; Heiblum Robles, Alexandro; Kaminka, Gal.

Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems: The 13th International Symposium. Springer, 2018. p. 31-43 (Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics; Vol. 6).

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