Advanced wireless network for autonomous robot controls

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K14682
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Communication/Network engineering
• Research Institution: Kagawa University
• Principal Investigator: Ishii Koji 香川大学, 創造工学部, 准教授 (50403770)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 無線通信 / 自律分散型ロボット / 無線アクセス方式 / モデル予測制御 / 機械学習

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To realize Industry 4.0 and Society 5.0, advanced wireless communication systems should be further evolved. One of the key technologies in Society 5.0 (Industry 4.0) is wireless controlled robotic systems such as remote controlled robots and/or autonomously controlled robots. The aim of this project is to provide an efficient wireless access scheme for realizing robust and reliable autonomous robotic systems. Different from the conventional design of wireless systems, the wireless systems provided by this work considers not only its wireless state i.e., wireless topology, but also the control states of its own and neighbor robots.

Free Research Field

無線通信

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ロボットの遠隔制御、自律分散制御を高信頼に実現するためには、ロボット間のネットワークが重要であり、つまり高信頼かつ高効率な無線通信技術が重要となる。本研究では、ロボットを高信頼に制御することに主眼をおいた無線通信の研究を行った。具体的には、自律分散的に通信、制御される協調ロボット群システムにおいて、各ロボットの効率的な通信の設計、さらにはより複雑な通信における通信と制御との統合的な設計を行った。