Swarm pattern transformation methodologies

Varghese, B. and McKee, G. T. (2009) Swarm pattern transformation methodologies. In: 2009 IEEE Swarm Intelligence Symposium. IEEE, New York, pp. 145-152. ISBN 9781424427628

Abstract/Summary

The work reported in this paper is motivated by the need for developing swarm pattern transformation methodologies. Two methods, namely a macroscopic method and a mathematical method are investigated for pattern transformation. The first method is based on macroscopic parameters while the second method is based on both microscopic and macroscopic parameters. A formal definition to pattern transformation considering four special cases of transformation is presented. Simulations on a physics simulation engine are used to confirm the feasibility of the proposed transformation methods. A brief comparison between the two methods is also presented.