Distributed reconfiguration of hexagonal metamorphic robots in two dimensions

Jennifer E. Walter; Jennifer L. Welch; Nancy M. Amato

doi:10.1117/12.403743

16 October 2000 Distributed reconfiguration of hexagonal metamorphic robots in two dimensions

Jennifer E. Walter, Jennifer L. Welch, Nancy M. Amato

Proceedings Volume 4196, Sensor Fusion and Decentralized Control in Robotic Systems III; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.403743
Event: Intelligent Systems and Smart Manufacturing, 2000, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The problem addressed in the distributed reconfiguration of a metamorphic robotic system composed of any number of two dimensional hexagonal modules from specific initial to specific goal configurations. The initial configuration considered is a straight chain of modules, while the goal configurations considered satisfy a more general admissibility condition. A centralized algorithm is described for determining whether an arbitrary goal configuration is admissible. The main result of the paper is a distributed algorithm for reconfiguring a straight chain into an admissible goal configuration. Different heuristics are proposed to improve the performance of the reconfiguration algorithm and simulation results demonstrate the use of these heuristics.

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Jennifer E. Walter, Jennifer L. Welch, and Nancy M. Amato "Distributed reconfiguration of hexagonal metamorphic robots in two dimensions", Proc. SPIE 4196, Sensor Fusion and Decentralized Control in Robotic Systems III, (16 October 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.403743

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