Neural Fields for Controlling Formation of Multiple Robots

In this paper we investigate how neural fields can produce an elegant solution for the problem of moving multiple robots in formation. The objective is to acquire a target, avoid obstacles and keep a geometric configuration at the same time. Several formations for a team of three robots are considered.

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