Multi-Robot Task Allocation with Tightly Coordinated Tasks and Deadlines using Market-Based Methods

Robert Gaimari, Guido Zarrella, Bradley Goodman

2007

Abstract

The domain of Collaborative Time Sensitive Targeting requires agents to assess and prioritize tasks, dynamically form heterogeneous teams of agents to perform the tightly coordinated tasks, and to complete them within time deadlines. In this paper, we describe extensions to market-based, multirobot task allocation to allow for these requirements.

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Gaimari R., Zarrella G. and Goodman B. (2007). Multi-Robot Task Allocation with Tightly Coordinated Tasks and Deadlines using Market-Based Methods . In Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Multi-Agent Robotic Systems - Volume 1: MARS, (ICINCO 2007) ISBN 978-972-8865-86-6, pages 54-63. DOI: 10.5220/0001635800540063


in Bibtex Style

@conference{mars07,
author={Robert Gaimari and Guido Zarrella and Bradley Goodman},
title={Multi-Robot Task Allocation with Tightly Coordinated Tasks and Deadlines using Market-Based Methods},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Multi-Agent Robotic Systems - Volume 1: MARS, (ICINCO 2007)},
year={2007},
pages={54-63},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001635800540063},
isbn={978-972-8865-86-6},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Multi-Agent Robotic Systems - Volume 1: MARS, (ICINCO 2007)
TI - Multi-Robot Task Allocation with Tightly Coordinated Tasks and Deadlines using Market-Based Methods
SN - 978-972-8865-86-6
AU - Gaimari R.
AU - Zarrella G.
AU - Goodman B.
PY - 2007
SP - 54
EP - 63
DO - 10.5220/0001635800540063