18471820. INTELLIGENT TASK ALLOCATION FOR DISTRIBUTED MOBILE MULTI-ROBOT SYSTEMS (KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA)
INTELLIGENT TASK ALLOCATION FOR DISTRIBUTED MOBILE MULTI-ROBOT SYSTEMS
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Marius David Jurt of Bristol GB
INTELLIGENT TASK ALLOCATION FOR DISTRIBUTED MOBILE MULTI-ROBOT SYSTEMS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18471820 titled 'INTELLIGENT TASK ALLOCATION FOR DISTRIBUTED MOBILE MULTI-ROBOT SYSTEMS
Original Abstract Submitted
Provided is a decentralised multi-robot task allocation method comprising: performing, by a first robot of a plurality of robots, the steps of: obtaining information regarding a new task comprising at least one single robot task, SRT, and at least one multi-robot task, MRT; determining which SRTs each remaining robot of the plurality of robots is likely to select; determining a preferred MRT for the first robot to perform, and potential coalition partners for performing the preferred MRT with the first robot; consulting with the remaining robots of the plurality of robots to determine a coalition of robots including the first robot to perform an MRT of the at least one MRT; and performing at least one of the at least one SRT or the at least one MRT based on the determination of which SRTs each robot from the subset of robots is likely to select, the determination of which MRTs each robot from the subset of robots is likely to select, and the consultation.