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Underwater Swarm Robotics: Challenges and Opportunities

Underwater Swarm Robotics: Challenges and Opportunities

Matthew Joordens, Benjamin Champion
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781466695726|ISBN10: 1466695722|EISBN13: 9781466695733
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9572-6.ch026
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Joordens, Matthew, and Benjamin Champion. "Underwater Swarm Robotics: Challenges and Opportunities." Handbook of Research on Design, Control, and Modeling of Swarm Robotics, edited by Ying Tan, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 718-740. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9572-6.ch026

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Joordens, M. & Champion, B. (2016). Underwater Swarm Robotics: Challenges and Opportunities. In Y. Tan (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Design, Control, and Modeling of Swarm Robotics (pp. 718-740). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9572-6.ch026

Chicago

Joordens, Matthew, and Benjamin Champion. "Underwater Swarm Robotics: Challenges and Opportunities." In Handbook of Research on Design, Control, and Modeling of Swarm Robotics, edited by Ying Tan, 718-740. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9572-6.ch026

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Abstract

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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