Journal of System Simulation ›› 2022, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (1): 86-92.doi: 10.16182/j.issn1004731x.joss.20-0630

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Optimization and Prediction for Multi-robot Combination Maximum Coverage Area

Wang Yutong1, Ma Shiwei1, Yang Yuanrui2, Chen Chaoyu2   

  1. 1. School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China;
    2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, China
  • Received:2020-08-26 Revised:2020-09-16 Online:2022-01-18 Published:2022-01-14

Abstract: Aiming at the optimal control of the multi-robot combination maximum coverage area, based on the intensity radial attenuation disc model and following the superposition principle, a method for estimating, optimizing and predicting the effective coverage area of the multi-robot combination is proposed. The Monte Carlo method is used to estimate the effective coverage area of the robot combination, and the multiple population genetic algorithm is used to obtain the maximum effective coverage area of the combination, and the support vector machine regression is used to predict the relationship between the number of robots and the maximum effective coverage area. Simulation experiments are carried out for the optimization and prediction results. The results show that the method has good optimization and prediction performance when the target function is complex, and the number of training samples is limited.

Key words: multi-robot collaboration, coverage area, multi-group genetic algorithm, radial attenuation disk model

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