International Journal of Intelligent Computing and Cybernetics: Volume 2 Issue 4

Deductive verification of simple foraging robotic behaviours

Abdelkader Behdenna, Clare Dixon, Michael Fisher

The purpose of this paper is to consider the logical specification, and automated verification, of high‐level robotic behaviours.

Distributed adaptive swarm for obstacle avoidance

Suranga Hettiarachchi, William M. Spears

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a novel use of a generalized Lennard‐Jones (LJ) force law in Physicomimetics, combined with offline evolutionary learning, for the…

Model independence in swarm robotics

S. Kazadi

The purpose of this paper is to examine and illustrate the development of a methodology for generating swarms using lossless flocking.

Decentralized evolution of robotic behavior using finite state machines

Lukas König, Sanaz Mostaghim, Hartmut Schmeck

In evolutionary robotics (ER), robotic control systems are subject to a developmental process inspired by natural evolution. The purpose of this paper is to utilize a control…

Adaptive swarm behavior acquisition by a neuro‐fuzzy system and reinforcement learning algorithm

Takashi Kuremoto, Masanao Obayashi, Kunikazu Kobayashi

The purpose of this paper is to present a neuro‐fuzzy system with a reinforcement learning algorithm (RL) for adaptive swarm behaviors acquisition. The basic idea is that each…

Foundations of swarm robotic chemical plume tracing from a fluid dynamics perspective

Diana F. Spears, David R. Thayer, Dimitri V. Zarzhitsky

In light of the current international concerns with security and terrorism, interest is increasing on the topic of using robot swarms to locate the source of chemical hazards. The…

A review and implementation of swarm pattern formation and transformation models

Blesson Varghese, Gerard McKee

The purpose of this paper is to address a classic problem – pattern formation identified by researchers in the area of swarm robotic systems – and is also motivated by the need…

Graph exploration with robot swarms

Hui Wang, Michael Jenkin, Patrick Dymond

A simultaneous solution to the localization and mapping problem of a graph‐like environment by a swarm of robots requires solutions to task coordination and map merging. The…

A swarm of robots using RFID tags for synchronization and cooperation

Giulio Zecca, Paul Couderc, Michel Banâtre, Roberto Beraldi

The purpose of this paper is to show how a swarm of robots can cooperate to achieve a common task, in a totally distributed and autonomous way, by exploiting powerful clues…

Guest editorial

Suranga Hettiarachchi, William M. Spears