Control of multi-agent robots: an opinion dynamics approach

The objective of this project is the development of a novel control strategy for multi-agent robots. The objectives are energy saving and efficient robots movements and manoeuvres within clustered environments. To this end, the research intern (with the help of the host and home supervisor) will be in charge of developing a novel distributed control strategy based on the exploitation of the opinion dynamics among the involved groups of vehicles. To this end, the intern will to start from recently published contributions of the host and home supervisors in order to derive a new approach that leverages the tools developed by both research groups. The resulting solution will be tested via laboratory experiments using a team of differential-drive robots available in the host supervisors research lab at Concordia University.

Faculty Supervisor:

Walter Lucia

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Partner:

University of Calabria

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

Concordia University

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