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Teaming in swarm intelligent robot sets

US10409291B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 27, 2017
Grant dateSep 10, 2019
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Expiry dateOct 13, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/39146
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for teaming in swarm intelligent robot sets. The method includes programming a multiplicity of robots in a multi-robot set with a particular locomotive model and assigning each of the robots to different individual tasks corresponding to different individual objectives of a problem based upon the particular locomotive model of the corresponding robots. The method additionally includes deploying the multi-robot set into a confined geographic area and surveilling each robot to ensure that each robot assigned to a corresponding task is achieving the assigned task. Finally, the method includes responding to one of the robots appearing to be unable to complete a corresponding assigned one of the tasks by selecting a different robot with a locomotive model considered compatible with the corresponding assigned one of the tasks to complete the corresponding assigned one of the tasks.

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