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A Study of Multi-Robot Control System with Mobile Agents Based on PSO

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K01304
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Social systems engineering/Safety system
Research InstitutionNippon Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

Kambayashi Yasushi  日本工業大学, 先進工学部, 准教授 (40269527)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 滝本 宗宏  東京理科大学, 理工学部情報科学科, 教授 (00318205)
松澤 智史  東京理科大学, 理工学部情報科学科, 講師 (20385529)
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywords移動エージェント / 群ロボット / 粒子最適化 / 不整地踏破ロボット / ロボット制御 / PSOアルゴリズム / エージェントプラットフォーム / アルゴリズム / エージェント / ロボット
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research presents an approach for controlling multi-cooperative robot exploration in an unknown environment. In order to control multiple robots, we take advantage of multiple mobile agents. Hereby, we report our experience in implementing a mobile multi-agent system and actual multi-robot systems. To construct an efficient search algorithm for multiple mobile robots, we employ an extended particle swarm optimization (PSO) for the robot control algorithm. This algorithm allows robots to avoid obstacles while utilizing the PSO as a basic search algorithm. To demonstrate the feasibility of this research, we implemented an agent platform along with a team of mobile robots controlled by a team of mobile agents on this platform. The imaginary application is a search and rescue operation after disaster in an urban area. We have successfully implemented this prototype system and demonstrated that the combination of mobile agents and mobile robots contributes lifesaving applications.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

わが国は地理的な特性上地震や台風といった災害に見舞われやすい。2011年に起きた東北地方太平洋沖地震や2016年の熊本地震はとりわけ記憶に新しい。このような災害が発生した現場は救助活動を行う際,二次災害が発生する恐れがある。救助現場において人間が立ち入ることが危険と判断された時,ロボットを利用することが望ましい。本研究で作成した群ロボットのプロトタイプは,人命救助と実地探索を主に活動することを念頭において開発した。本プロトタイプを元に実用システムを開発すれば,救助の際,人の負担や二次災害を抑制することができる。また実地探索は,経路探索や画像認識により救助者に最適な選択の補助をすることもできる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 8 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Formation Control of Swarm Robots Using Mobile Agents2019

    • Author(s)
      Yasushi Kambayashi, Hideaki Yajima, Tadashi Shyoji, Ryotaro Oikawa, Munehiro Takimoto
    • Journal Title

      Vietnam Journal of Computer Science

      Volume: 印刷中 Pages: 1-30

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Capture of Multi Intruders by Cooperative Multiple Robots Using Mobile Agents2020

    • Author(s)
      Tadashi Shoji, Munehiro Takimoto and Yasushi Kambayashi
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Capture of Intruders by Cooperative Multiple Robots Using Mobile Agents2020

    • Author(s)
      Yasushi Kambayashi, Taichi Sekido and Munehiro Takimoto
    • Organizer
      Intelligent Human Systems Integration: Integrating People and Intelligent Systems
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Development of Agent System for Multi-Robot Search2019

    • Author(s)
      Masashi Omiya, Munehiro Takimoto Yasushi Kambayashi
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Multi-Robots Exploring Maze-like Area with Ad-hoc Communications2019

    • Author(s)
      Keita Nakai, Kousuke Yamashima, Tomoki Tanaka, Yasushi Kambayashi, Munehiro Takimoto
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 3D Formation Control of Swarm Robots Using Mobile Agents2018

    • Author(s)
      Hideaki Yajima, Tadashi Shyoji, Ryotaro Oikawa, Munehiro Takimoto, Yasushi Kambayashi
    • Organizer
      Joint Conference on Knowledge-based Software Engineering
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Mobile Agents for Robot Control Based on PSO2018

    • Author(s)
      神林靖,織田晃治,滝本宗宏
    • Organizer
      Tenth International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Cooperative Control of Multi-Robot System Using Mobile Agent for Multiple Source Localization2017

    • Author(s)
      神林靖,石渡直也,澄川靖信,滝本宗宏
    • Organizer
      Eighth International Conference on Swarm Intelligence
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] An Experimental Implementation of Mobile Agent System Based on Ad-hoc Communications2017

    • Author(s)
      神林靖
    • Organizer
      1.International Symposium for Advanced Computing and Information Technology
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Book] Multi-Agent Systems2019

    • Author(s)
      Vladimir Shikhin, Yasushi Kambayashi, Ryotaro Oikawa, and Munehiro Takimoto
    • Total Pages
      80
    • Publisher
      Intech
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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