A Self-Configuring Network for Mobile Agents

In a continuously changing environment with mobile agents coming and going and without any fixed infrastructure (no base stations), a self-configuring network is the only option. In addition, wireless communication for mobile agents is intrinsically non-reliable. Data may be lost due to an agent driving out of reach or interference with on-board devices (e.g. motors). The "EyeNet" selfconfiguring network for mobile agents fulfills these requirements. Agents communicate via a wireless virtual token ring network without central control and no need for a fixed master node.

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