{"product_id":"9783319247274","title":"SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eFrancis, Bruce A.; Maggiore, Manfredi\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis brief describes the coordinated control of groups of robots using only sensory input – and no direct external commands. Furthermore, each robot employs the same local strategy, i.e., there are no leaders, and the text also deals with decentralized control, allowing for cases in which no single robot can sense all the others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne can get intuition for the problem from the natural world, for example, flocking birds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do they achieve and maintain their flying formation?\u003c\/p\u003eRecognizing their importance as the most basic coordination tasks for mobile robot networks, the brief details flocking and rendezvous. They are shown to be physical illustrations of emergent behaviors with global consensus arising from local interactions. The authors extend the consideration of these fundamental ideas to describe their operation in flying robots and prompt readers to pursue further research in the field. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlocking and Rendezvous in Distributed Robotics will provide graduate students a firm grounding in the subject, while also offering an authoritative reference work for more experienced workers seeking a brief but thorough treatment of an area that has rapidly gained in interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2015-11-04\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319247274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-24729-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 105\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47400536899724,"sku":"9783319247274","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319247274.jpg?v=1775783953","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319247274","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}