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Samira Rasouli¹, Kerstin Dautenhahn¹, Chrystopher L Nehaniv^1,2

¹Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.

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Summary

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This study enhances swarm robotics aggregation using Reynolds

Keywords:

K-means Reynolds’ rules aggregation behaviour swarm robotics

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Area of Science:

Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Swarm Intelligence

Background:

Aggregation behavior is crucial for swarm systems to achieve complex tasks.
Existing flocking-based aggregation methods face scalability challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel, scalable, and robust flocking-based aggregation controller for mobile robot swarms.
To improve cohesion and reduce aggregation time in robot swarms.

Main Methods:

Implemented Reynolds' flocking rules for robot coordination.
Utilized a K-means algorithm to identify agent clusters and enhance scalability.
Simulated aggregation behavior using Webots software with e-puck robots.

Main Results:

The developed algorithm demonstrated robustness and scalability across various environments and conditions.
Experiments included varying obstacles, agent failures, robot numbers, and arena sizes.
The proposed algorithm outperformed a baseline implementation in cohesion and aggregation completion time.

Conclusions:

The K-means enhanced flocking algorithm provides a robust and scalable solution for robot swarm aggregation.
This approach offers significant improvements in swarm coordination efficiency and task accomplishment.