Investigating feasible tools for swarm pattern transformation

Varghese, B. and McKee, G. (2009) Investigating feasible tools for swarm pattern transformation. In: 2nd International Conference on Robot Communication and Coordination, RoboComm 2009, Odense, Denmark. doi: 10.4108/ICST.ROBOCOMM2009.5853

Abstract/Summary

Abstract-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.