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A methodology for deploying the max-sum algorithm and a case study on unmanned aerial vehicles

A methodology for deploying the max-sum algorithm and a case study on unmanned aerial vehicles
A methodology for deploying the max-sum algorithm and a case study on unmanned aerial vehicles
We present a methodology for the deployment of the max-sum algorithm, a well known decentralised algorithm for coordinating autonomous agents, for problems related to situational awareness. In these settings, unmanned autonomous vehicles are deployed to collect information about an unknown environment. Our methodology then helps identify the choices that need to be made to apply the algorithm to these problems. Next, we present a case study where the methodology is used to develop a system for disaster management in which a team of unmanned aerial vehicles coordinate to provide the first responders of the area of a disaster with live aerial imagery. To evaluate this system, we deploy it on two unmanned hexacopters in a variety of scenarios. Our tests show that the system performs well when confronted with the dynamism and the heterogeneity of the real world.
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Delle Fave, Francesco Maria
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Farinelli, Alessandro
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Rogers, Alex
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Jennings, Nick
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Delle Fave, Francesco Maria
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Delle Fave, Francesco Maria, Farinelli, Alessandro, Rogers, Alex and Jennings, Nick (2012) A methodology for deploying the max-sum algorithm and a case study on unmanned aerial vehicles. IAAI 2012: The Twenty-Fourth Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference, Toronto, Canada. 24 - 26 Jul 2012. pp. 2275-2280 .

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Abstract

We present a methodology for the deployment of the max-sum algorithm, a well known decentralised algorithm for coordinating autonomous agents, for problems related to situational awareness. In these settings, unmanned autonomous vehicles are deployed to collect information about an unknown environment. Our methodology then helps identify the choices that need to be made to apply the algorithm to these problems. Next, we present a case study where the methodology is used to develop a system for disaster management in which a team of unmanned aerial vehicles coordinate to provide the first responders of the area of a disaster with live aerial imagery. To evaluate this system, we deploy it on two unmanned hexacopters in a variety of scenarios. Our tests show that the system performs well when confronted with the dynamism and the heterogeneity of the real world.

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Submitted date: March 2012
Published date: 2012
Venue - Dates: IAAI 2012: The Twenty-Fourth Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference, Toronto, Canada, 2012-07-24 - 2012-07-26
Organisations: Agents, Interactions & Complexity

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Local EPrints ID: 336266
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/336266
PURE UUID: dd7afc33-1eb6-4c76-8083-db121973b805

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Date deposited: 20 Mar 2012 13:44
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 10:40

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Author: Francesco Maria Delle Fave
Author: Alessandro Farinelli
Author: Alex Rogers
Author: Nick Jennings

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