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This paper addresses the multi-robot barrier coverage problem. It presents a group of memory-less robots that encircle a group of herd agents, by moving along a polygonal barrier. The results, produced from simulations in CoppeliaSim, demonstrate high retention of herd agents, and robust performance across a range of simulated scenarios.
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Green, T. et al. (2021). A Minimalist Solution to the Multi-robot Barrier Coverage Problem. In: Fox, C., Gao, J., Ghalamzan Esfahani, A., Saaj, M., Hanheide, M., Parsons, S. (eds) Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems. TAROS 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 13054. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89177-0_35
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