There are several driving factors involved in the development of a robotic swarm. On the hardware side, assembly should be adaptable, easily reproduced, and relatively inexpensive. Motors, mounts, wheels, and chassis material must be chosen as well as appropriate sensors. A workable communication protocol must be determined. Software should be concise and common to each robot in the swarm while meeting the requirements of the desired function.
Effective Implementation of a Mapping Swarm of RobotsIEEE Potentials
Citation InformationChuravy, C., Baker, M., Mehta, S., Ishu, P. I., Scheidegger, N., Shanfelt, S., Rarick, R., ... Simon, D. (2008). Effective implementation of a mapping swarm of robots. IEEE Potentials, 27, 4, 28-33.