Development of operational control system for multi-robot coordination in a fleet based environment

Operating a fleet of autonomous robots introduces challenges such as reduced safety for humans working around the robots, reliability of intern communication of the robots, coordination behaviour of the robots, etc. At Fourien we have developed autonomous robots which work very well as stand alone units but there is a need of development of a fleet of the robots so that multiple robots can be deployed to perform complex tasks of material handling on a large factory floor. Through this project, we are targeting to perform research and development to fund solutions for coordinated task management among multiple robots when they work in a team.

Faculty Supervisor:

Li Cheng

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Partner:

Fourien

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

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