Methods and apparatus for swarm navigation of multiple agents
US8234067B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/0968
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A swarm navigation system is disclosed. The swarm navigation system includes a plurality of mobile agents, each having a receiver and capable of receiving a collision avoidance signal or a target attraction signal from a remote source. A stereo antenna system and memory storing instructions cause the mobile agent to determine the intensity and direction of the received collision avoidance signal or the received target attraction signal and to navigate the mobile agent substantially towards the received target attraction signal and substantially away from the received collision avoidance signal. Each mobile agent may further include a collision avoidance beacon mounted to the mobile agent and adapted to broadcast a collision avoidance signal, and a target attraction beacon mounted to the mobile agent and adapted to selectively broadcast a target attraction signal.
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