多智能体系统的队形控制方法及应用综述

多智能体系统队形控制的研究主要集中于队形形成、队形保持和队形变换3个方面;首先,介绍、分析了多种队形控制方法,包括轨迹跟踪法、行动选择法、假想刚体法、网络关系图分析法、动态编队法、虚拟势场法、学习控制法和混合控制法等;其次,对移动机器人、无人机、水下机器人等多智能体系统的队形控制应用进行研究;然后,给出了近年来多智能体系统队形控制的研究进展,包括基于复Laplacian矩阵的多维空间队形控制方法,其它领域技术(云计算、图像处理等)用于队形控制的研究成果,并对基于队形控制的多移动机器人和无人机搬运作了介绍;最后,给出了当前队形控制研究中尚未解决的问题,包括队形扩展,队形稳定性,通信、传感器功能,异构多智能体系统队形控制和机械臂编队等。     

移动机器人队形控制关键技术及其进展

在明确了多机器人队形控制国内外发展现状的基础上,以地面移动机器人为研究对象,从系统结构、机器人模型、队形形状表示方法、参考框架及编队控制策略等方面,对多机器人编队控制的研究成果进行了概述.同时,对队形形状生成、编队跟踪与协调、队形变换与重组以及编队避障等队形控制子问题的国内外研究近况进行了总结和分析.最终指出:研究统一有效的编队控制框架、障碍环境下的队形优化变换、降低系统对通讯能力的要求以及编队控制在实际物理环境下的应用是移动机器人队形控制领域未来可能的研究主题.     

多移动机器人的领航-跟随编队避障控制

针对多移动机器人的编队控制问题,提出了一种结合Polar Histogram避障法的领航-跟随协调编队控制算法。该算法在领航-跟随l-φ编队控制结构的基础上引入虚拟跟随机器人,将编队控制转化为跟随机器人对虚拟跟随机器人的轨迹跟踪控制。结合移动机器人自身传感器技术,在简单甚至复杂的环境下为机器人提供相应的路径运动策略,实现实时导航的目的。以两轮差动Qbot移动机器人为研究对象,搭建半实物仿真平台,进行仿真实验。仿真结果表明:该方法可以有效地实现多移动机器人协调编队和避障控制。     

一种基于行为效用理论的多移动机器人编队协调方法

本文提出了一种基于行为效用理论的多移动机器人编队协调方法，用于解决多移动机器人编队初始化问题，实现自治的多移动机器人按特定的空间结构进行编队以完成特定的任务．我们对编队问题协调控制策略和算法进行了研究，给出了行为效用方程及两个衡量值，并针对编队问题的协调控制过程中目标点重复决策问题及偏远目标的选择问题进行了探讨并给出了相应的改进协调方案，计算机仿真试验验证了本文所提方法的有效性和可行性．     

多移动机器人避障编队控制

研究多移动机器人避障优化设计,针对多移动机器人在障碍物环境下的编队控制问题,为了保持整体合理避障和控制系统的稳定性和安全性,提出一种多机器人避障编队控制策略.首先获得多移动机器人编队的队形结构模型,结合多机器人完成避障编队任务的问题描述;在此基础上引入导航函数采用一种避障编队控制算法,使移动机器人能以设定的队形运动到目标点,可保证编队运动过程中未与障碍物发生碰撞.进行仿真的结果证明,所提算法解决了多机器人编队与避障问题,并保证了闭环系统的稳定性与安全性,验证了设计方法的有效性.     

基于虚拟结构法的多移动机器人分布式预测控制

研究多移动机器人协同编队控制问题,提出一种基于虚拟结构的分布式预测控制算法.与现有编队控制方法相比,基于虚拟结构的方法可以使移动团队更加稳定地保持期望编队队形运动,通过将变换矩阵与虚拟结构相结合可以改善编队结构的灵活性,从而有效拓展该方法的应用范围.最后将所提出控制算法与现有编队控制方法进行对比仿真,结果验证了其有效性.     

非完整机器人Leader-Follower编队控制器设计

编队控制是多机器人协作的最重要的研究领域,其目的是控制组中的机器人的相对位置和方向,让机器人移动作为一个整体.Le-ader-follower策略已经广泛地应用到多机器人系统编队控制中.文中涉及了非完整移动机器人leader-follower编队控制问题,然后描述了基于leader-follower策略的控制方法,最后采用输入/输出反馈线性化方法设计控制器,以确保编队的渐进稳定.在保持理想的相对距离和转向角时,该控制器能够有效地稳定编队.仿真结果表明了该编队控制方案的有效性.     

非完整机器人Leader-Follower编队控制器设计

编队控制是多机器人协作的最重要的研究领域,其目的是控制组中的机器人的相对位置和方向,让机器人移动作为一个整体。Le-ader-follower策略已经广泛地应用到多机器人系统编队控制中。文中涉及了非完整移动机器人leader-follower编队控制问题,然后描述了基于leader-follower策略的控制方法,最后采用输入/输出反馈线性化方法设计控制器,以确保编队的渐进稳定。在保持理想的相对距离和转向角时,该控制器能够有效地稳定编队。仿真结果表明了该编队控制方案的有效性。     

基于虚拟领队的不确定轮式移动机器人自适应编队控制

针对包含不确定动力学因素的轮式移动机器人的编队控制问题,运用虚拟领队的概念,提出一种基于径向基神经网络的自适应编队控制方法.首先通过虚拟领队的引入,将高维编队控制问题转化为单个移动机器人的跟随问题;然后,利用权值自适应变化的径向基神经网络在线估计跟随机器人不确定部分的上界值,大大简化了控制器的设计过程;最后,应用Lyapunov稳定性理论和Barbalat定理证明了闭环系统的稳定性.仿真结果表明了所提出控制策略的有效性.     

任意初始位置机器人领航跟随型迭代学习编队

针对移动机器人编队形成与队形保持问题,提出了一种适用于任意初始位置条件下的迭代学习编队控制算法。采用领航-跟随型编队法,仅利用领航者的运动轨迹和期望的编队队形推导出跟随者的参考航迹,引入迭代学习控制（Iterative Learning Control,ILC）方法,设计跟随者的控制律,使跟随者随着每次迭代调节自身的线速度和角速度,与领航者一起以期望编队队形工作;引入对初始位置的学习,即同时进行编队队形的学习和编队初始位置的学习。解决了任意初始位置的多移动机器人形成并保持期望编队队形的问题。并在理论上分析了控制算法的可行性,仿真结果验证了控制算法的有效性。     

Only connect: teaching, technology and telesis

Abstract This paper describes an approach to the design of interactive multimedia materials being developed in a European Community project. The developmental process is seen as a dialogue between technologists and teachers. This dialogue is often problematic because of the differences in training, experience and culture between them. Conditions needed for fruitful dialogue are described and the generic model for learning design used in the project is explained.     

European Community policy and the market

Abstract This paper starts with some reflections on the policy considerations and priorities which are shaping European Commission (EC) research programmes. Then it attempts to position the current projects which seek to capitalise on information and communications technologies for learning in relation to these priorities and the apparent realities of the marketplace. It concludes that while there are grounds to be optimistic about the contribution EC programmes can make to the efficiency and standard of education and training, they are still too technology driven.     

一种自适应子融合集成多分类器方法

融合集成方法已经广泛应用在模式识别领域,然而一些基分类器实时性能稳定性较差,导致多分类器融合性能差,针对上述问题本文提出了一种新的基于多分类器的子融合集成分类器系统。该方法考虑在度量层融合层次之上通过对各类基多分类器进行动态选择,票数最多的类别作为融合系统中对特征向量识别的类别,构成一种新的自适应子融合集成分类器方法。实验表明,该方法比传统的分类器以及分类融合方法识别准确率明显更高,具有更好的鲁棒性。     

Avoiding semantic and temporal gaps in developing software intensive systems

Development of software intensive systems (systems) in practice involves a series of self-contained phases for the lifecycle of a system. Semantic and temporal gaps, which occur among phases and among developer disciplines within and across phases, hinder the ongoing development of a system because of the interdependencies among phases and among disciplines. Such gaps are magnified among systems that are developed at different times by different development teams, which may limit reuse of artifacts of systems development and interoperability among the systems. This article discusses such gaps and a systems development process for avoiding them.     

Designing economic np control charts: A programmed simulation approach

This paper presents control charts models and the necessary simulation software for the location of economic values of the control parameters. The simulation program is written in FORTRAN, requires only 10K of main storage, and can run on most mini and micro computers. Two models are presented - one describes the process when it is operating at full capacity and the other when the process is operating under capacity. The models allow the product quality to deteriorate to a further level before an existing out-of-control state is detected, and they can also be used in situations where no prior knowledge exists of the out-of-control causes and the resulting proportion defectives.     

The development of robot art

Going through a few examples of robot artists who are recognized worldwide, we try to analyze the deepest meaning of what is called “robot art” and the related art field definition. We also try to highlight its well-marked borders, such as kinetic sculptures, kinetic art, cyber art, and cyberpunk. A brief excursion into the importance of the context, the message, and its semiotics is also provided, case by case, together with a few hints on the history of this discipline in the light of an artistic perspective. Therefore, the aim of this article is to try to summarize the main characteristics that might classify robot art as a unique and innovative discipline, and to track down some of the principles by which a robotic artifact can or cannot be considered an art piece in terms of social, cultural, and strictly artistic interest. This work was presented in part at the 13th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Oita, Japan, January 31–February 2, 2008     

Explanation and prediction: an architecture for default and abductive reasoning

Although there are many arguments that logic is an appropriate tool for artificial intelligence, there has been a perceived problem with the monotonicity of classical logic. This paper elaborates on the idea that reasoning should be viewed as theory formation where logic tells us the consequences of our assumptions. The two activities of predicting what is expected to be true and explaining observations are considered in a simple theory formation framework. Properties of each activity are discussed, along with a number of proposals as to what should be predicted or accepted as reasonable explanations. An architecture is proposed to combine explanation and prediction into one coherent framework. Algorithms used to implement the system as well as examples from a running implementation are given.     

Three Process Perspectives: Organizations, Teams, and People

This paper provides the author's personal views and perspectives on software process improvement. Starting with his first work on technology assessment in IBM over 20 years ago, Watts Humphrey describes the process improvement work he has been directly involved in. This includes the development of the early process assessment methods, the original design of the CMM, and the introduction of the Personal Software Process (PSP)^SM and Team Software Process (TSP){^SM}. In addition to describing the original motivation for this work, the author also reviews many of the problems he and his associates encountered and why they solved them the way they did. He also comments on the outstanding issues and likely directions for future work. Finally, this work has built on the experiences and contributions of many people. Mr. Humphrey only describes work that he was personally involved in and he names many of the key contributors. However, so many people have been involved in this work that a full list of the important participants would be impractical.     

基于复小波噪声方差显著修正的SAR图像去噪

提出了一种基于复小波域统计建模与噪声方差估计显著性修正相结合的合成孔径雷达(Synthetic Aperture Radar,SAR)图像斑点噪声滤波方法。该方法首先通过对数变换将乘性噪声模型转化为加性噪声模型,然后对变换后的图像进行双树复小波变换(Dualtree Complex Wavelet Transform,DCWT),并对复数小波系数的统计分布进行建模。在此先验分布的基础上,通过运用贝叶斯估计方法从含噪系数中恢复原始系数,达到滤除噪声的目的。实验结果表明该方法在去除噪声的同时保留了图像的细节信息,取得了很好的降噪效果。     

How do children do mathematics with LOGO?

Abstract  This paper considers some results of a study designed to investigate the kinds of mathematical activity undertaken by children (aged between 8 and 11) as they learned to program in LOGO. A model of learning modes is proposed, which attempts to describe the ways in which children used and acquired understanding of the programming/mathematical concepts involved. The remainder of the paper is concerned with discussing the validity and limitations of the model, and its implications for further research and curriculum development.