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Decentralized Bayesian search using approximate dynamic programming methods.

Yijia Zhao1, Stephen D Patek, Peter A Beling

  • 1Department of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904 USA. yz4k@virginia.edu

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics. Part B, Cybernetics : a Publication of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
|July 18, 2008
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This study introduces decentralized Bayesian search methods for multiple autonomous agents with limited communication. Novel approximate dynamic heuristics enable effective decentralized search path planning in complex environments.

Area of Science:

  • Robotics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Operations Research

Background:

  • Decentralized search problems present challenges due to limited interagent communication and unpredictable agent actions.
  • Coordinating multiple autonomous agents for optimal search path planning requires robust strategies under uncertainty.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and analyze decentralized dynamic heuristics for multiagent search path planning.
  • To address the complexities of limited communication and strategy coordination among autonomous agents.
  • To evaluate the performance of these heuristics in a computational search problem.

Main Methods:

  • Formulating the multiagent search-path-planning problem as a decentralized optimal control problem.
  • Introducing and analyzing approximate dynamic heuristics for decentralized implementation.

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  • Conducting computational experiments on a 5x5 grid search problem with two agents.

    • Main Results:

    • The proposed approximate dynamic heuristics are analytically characterized.
    • Computational results demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the decentralized approach.
    • The study provides insights into multiagent coordination under strict communication constraints.

    Conclusions:

    • Decentralized dynamic heuristics offer a viable solution for multiagent search problems with limited communication.
    • The developed methods can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of autonomous agent search operations.
    • Further research can extend these heuristics to more complex scenarios and larger agent teams.