@inproceedings{8dc2a40ff929445195141b79754d16a8,
title = "PΦSS: An Open-Source Experimental Setup for Real-World Implementation of Swarm Robotic Systems in Long-Term Scenarios",
abstract = "Swarm robotics is a relatively new research field that employs multiple robots (tens, hundreds or even thousands) that collaborate on complex tasks. There are several issues which limit the real-world application of swarm robotic scenarios, e.g. autonomy time, communication methods, and cost of commercialised robots. We present a platform, which aims to overcome the aforementioned limitations while using off-the-shelf components and freely-available software. The platform combines (i) a versatile open-hardware micro-robot capable of local and global communication, (ii) commercially-available wireless charging modules which provide virtually unlimited robot operation time, (iii) open-source marker-based robot tracking system for automated experiment evaluation, (iv) and a LCD display or a light projector to simulate environmental cues and pheromone communication. To demonstrate the versatility of the system, we present several scenarios, where our system was used.",
keywords = "Swarm robotics, Artificial pheromone, Perpetual robot swarm, Tracking system, Open-source",
author = "Farshad Arvin and Tom{\'a}{\v s} Krajn{\'i}k and {Emre Turgut}, Ali",
year = "2019",
month = mar,
day = "14",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-14984-0_26",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783030149833",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Nature",
pages = "351--364",
editor = "Jan Mazal",
booktitle = "Modelling and Simulation for Autonomous Systems",
address = "United States",
note = "5th International Conference on Modelling and Simulation for Autonomous Systems, MESAS 2018 ; Conference date: 17-10-2018 Through 19-10-2018",
}