The progress of cooperative technology for heterogeneous multiple mobile robots

Abstract

With continuing growth in the use of mobile robots, multiple mobile robots get more and more attention because of their superiority in performance over an individual robot. This paper makes a comprehensive introduction to cooperative technology for multiple mobile robots. Some important subjects are included such as architecture, collaboration and coordination, sensing and localization, reconfiguration, and machine learning. It particularly emphasizes how all technologies must deal with the heterogeneity of the team. It concludes by examining challenges in the field, research prospects, and development trends for heterogeneous multiple mobile robots.