LEADER ROBOT ELECTION IN COLLABORATIVE ROBOT GROUPS

摘要

A system and method for electing a leader in a robot group includes assigning (14) tasks to a group of robots to collect information. A leader is elected (16) by designating (30) each robot as a leader and comparing (32) a criteria related to the collected information between robots of the group to determine a non-leader robot at each comparison until a sole leader is determined by being a remaining robot designated as a leader.