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Task assignment methodology of multiple tasks with order constraints for multiple robot system

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18500148
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Perception information processing/Intelligent robotics
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

OTA Jun  The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Engineering, Associate Professor (50233127)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) ARAI Tamio  The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Engineering, Professor (40111463)
YOKOI Hiroshi  The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Engineering, Associate Professor (90271634)
CHIBA Ryousuke  The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Engineering, Researcher (80396936)
UEDA Ryuuichi  The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Engineering, Assistant Professor (20376502)
杉 正夫  東京大学, 大学院情報理工学系研究科, 特任助手 (90372408)
Project Period (FY) 2006 – 2007
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2007)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,050,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Keywordsmultiple robots / motion planning / grasping / role allotment / task constraints / 群知能ロボット / 作業割付 / 移動ロボット / 搬送
Research Abstract

In former researches in mufti-robotics, in spite of its importance, there have been no propositions of task allocation scheme toward the problem involving "task constraints" that impose some restriction on the orders of task execution. In other studies involving task constraints such as job shop scheduling, task constraints are given by the designer. We address the problem that robots should calculate task constraints by themselves and should execute task allocation considering their constraints. As an example of such problem, we adopted rearrangement task of multiple movable objects. In this research, following subjects should be solved.
1. Task allocation should be executed considering task constraints.
2. Task constraints should be calculated as early as possible.
Toward these subjects, we have obtained following results.
1. By means of classification of task constraints, we have obtained calculation methods of task constraints and task allocation methods considering these constraints.
2. We have promoted efficiency of calculation procedure of task constraints. First, we have analyzed calculation procedure from viewpoints when calculation should be done and how long it should be taken. Next, we have listed all possible procedure. Finally, we have tested these procedures in simulated environments. As a result, following method turns out to be the most effective: In every time of task allocation, robots should calculate some constraints that costs comparatively low calculation costs. And robots should calculate other constraints that cost comparatively high calculation costs only when robots fail to planned tasks.
In future works, more flexible framework that divides given task into several small tasks is needed. For example, some objects should be temporarily set to adequate intermediate goals.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2007 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2006 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (18 results)

All 2008 2007 2006 Other

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results) Presentation (9 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Rearrangement Task by Multiple Mobile Robots with Efficient Calculation of Task Constraints2008

    • Author(s)
      Norisuke Fujii and Jun Ota
    • Journal Title

      Advanced Robotics 22

      Pages: 191-213

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Rearrangement Task by Multiple Mobile Robots with Efficient Calculation of Task Constraints2008

    • Author(s)
      Norisuke Fujii and Jun Ota
    • Journal Title

      Advanced Robotics 22-2

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Rearrangement Task by Multiple Mobile Robots with Efficient Calculation of Task Constrain2008

    • Author(s)
      Norisuke Fujii and Jun Ota
    • Journal Title

      Advanced Robotics 22

      Pages: 191-213

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Rearrangement Task Realization by Multiple Mobile Robots with Efficient Calculation of Tas2007

    • Author(s)
      Norisuke Fujii, Tsai-Lin Chou, and Ju
    • Journal Title

      Proc. 2007 IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation 1

      Pages: 8-13

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 効率的な順序制約計算手法を用いた複数物体搬送作業の移動ロボット群による実現2007

    • Author(s)
      藤井紀輔, 周采霖, 太田順
    • Journal Title

      第12回ロボティクスシンポジア資料

      Pages: 412-417

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Research on Task Constraints in the Rearrangement of Objects using a Multi-Robot System2006

    • Author(s)
      Fujii, N., Chomchana, T., Ota, J.
    • Journal Title

      Proc. 6th Int. Workshop on Emergent Synthesis (IWES'06)

      Pages: 159-164

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Searching Methodology with Goal State Optimization considering Computational Resource Constraints2006

    • Author(s)
      Ota, J.
    • Journal Title

      Proc. 2006 IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automat. (ICRA2006),

      Pages: 2023-2028

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] マルチタスクロボットによる多数物体搬送作業の実現2008

    • Author(s)
      井上 麗子, 藤井 紀輔, 高野 龍扶, 太田 順
    • Organizer
      第20回自律分散システムシンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      諏訪
    • Year and Date
      2008-01-25
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Rearrangement Task Realization by Multiple Mobile Robots with Efficient Calculation of Task Constraints2007

    • Author(s)
      Norisuke. Fujii, Tsai-Lin Chou, and Jun Ota
    • Organizer
      2007 IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation
    • Place of Presentation
      Roma, ITALY
    • Year and Date
      2007-10-04
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] 重ならない作業領域区分を用いた複数ロボットによる多数物体再配置作業2007

    • Author(s)
      藤井 紀輔, 太田 順
    • Organizer
      日本ロボット学会第25回学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      千葉工業大学
    • Year and Date
      2007-09-13
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] earrangement Task by Multiple Robots with Unoverlapped Working Areas(in Japanese)2007

    • Author(s)
      Norisuke Fujii and Jun Ota
    • Organizer
      25th Annual Conf. Robotics Society of Japan
    • Place of Presentation
      Chiba, JAPAN
    • Year and Date
      2007-09-13
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Rearrangement Task Realization by Multiple Mobile Robots with Efficient Calculation of Task Constraints2007

    • Author(s)
      Norisuke Fujii, Tsai-Lin Chou, and Jun Ota
    • Organizer
      Proc. 2007 IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation
    • Place of Presentation
      Rama, ITALY
    • Year and Date
      2007-04-10
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] 効率的な順序制約計算手法を用いた複数物体搬送作業の移動ロボット群による実現2007

    • Author(s)
      藤井紀輔, 周 采霖, 太田順
    • Organizer
      第12回ロボティクスシンポジア
    • Place of Presentation
      新潟県長岡市蓬平温泉和泉屋
    • Year and Date
      2007-03-16
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Rearrangement Task Realization by Multiple Mobile Robots with Efficient Calculation of Task Constraints(in Japanese)2007

    • Author(s)
      Norisuke Fujii, Tsai-Lin Chou, and Jun Ota
    • Organizer
      12th Robotics Symposia
    • Place of Presentation
      Nagaoka, JAPAN
    • Year and Date
      2007-03-16
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Research on Task Constraints in the Rearrangement of Objects using a Multi-Robot System2006

    • Author(s)
      Norisuke Fujii, Trevai Chom Chana, and Jun Ota
    • Organizer
      Proc. 6th Int. Workshop on Emergent Synthesis (IWES'06)
    • Place of Presentation
      Kashiwa, JAPAN
    • Year and Date
      2006-08-18
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Research on Task Constraints in the Rearrangement of Objects using a Multi-Robot System2006

    • Author(s)
      Norisuke Fujii, Trevai Chomchana, and Jun Ota
    • Organizer
      6th Int. Workshop on Emergent Synthesis(IWES'06)
    • Place of Presentation
      Kashiwa, JAPAN
    • Year and Date
      2006-08-18
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Remarks] 「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より

    • URL

      http://www.robot.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/mr/index-j.html

    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://www.robot.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/mr/index-j.htm

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2006-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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