Underwater swarm robotics: Challenges and opportunities
Joordens, Matthew and Champion, Benjamin Thomas 2017, Underwater swarm robotics: Challenges and opportunitiesArtificial Intelligence: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, IGI Global,, pp.2308-2332, doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1759-7.ch096.
Artificial Intelligence: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Publication date
2017
Start page
2308
End page
2332
Total pages
25
Publisher
IGI Global
Summary
Underwater swarm robotics today faces a series of challenges unique to its aquatic environment. This chapter explores some possible applications of underwater swarm robotics and its challenges. Those challenges include the environment itself, sensor types required, problems with communication and the difficulty in localisation. It notes the serious challenges in underwater communication is that radio communications is practically non-existent in the underwater realm. Localisation also becomes problematic due to the lack of radio waves as GPS cannot be used. It also looks at the platforms required by underwater robots and includes a possible low-cost platform. Also explored is a method of swarm robotics control known as consensus control. It shows possible solutions to the challenges and where swarm robotics may head.
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