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Gradient-Based Cooperative Localization of Robot Swarm in Uniform Coverage Configurations Under Restricted Interactions

  • Zisen Nie
  • , Jianing Hu
  • , Weiran Yao*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Science and Technology on Complex System Control and Intelligent Agent Cooperation Laboratory

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Abstract

Positioning information is important for cooperative swarm robotics in many applications. Yet the localization for robot swarm in harsh environments is often challenging due to the lack of external global positioning systems and guaranteed relative distance sensing capability. In this paper, we consider developing a cooperative localization method for robot swarms in structured uniform coverage configurations, which is functioning under no global positioning system and restricted inter-robot communication. We introduce the gradient mechanism that appears in natural embrionic systems. With the gradient mechanism, the robots can obtain long-range distance information through gradient propatation. With three gradient sources, robots can triangulate their own position. The method has been tested in uniform coverage configurations in simulations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 5th 2025 International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS - Volume 5
EditorsShaorong Xie, Yifeng Niu, Wenxing Fu, Yi Qu
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages529-539
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9789819576555
DOIs
StatePublished - 2026
Event5th International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS 2025 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 17 Oct 202519 Oct 2025

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume1578 LNEE
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS 2025
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period17/10/2519/10/25

Keywords

  • cooperative localization
  • gradient mechanism
  • swarm robotics

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