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Artificial pheromone system using RFID for navigation of autonomous robots

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Navigation system based on the animal behavior has received a growing attention in the past few years. The navigation systems using artificial pheromone are still few so far. For this reason, this paper presents our research that aim to implement autonomous navigation with artificial pheromone system. By introducing artificial pheromone system composed of data carriers and autonomous robots, the robotic system creates a potential field to navigate their group. We have developed a pheromone density model to realize the function of pheromones with the help of data carriers. We intend to show the effectiveness of the proposed system by performing simulations and realization using modified mobile robot. The pheromone potential field system can be used for navigation of autonomous robots.

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    Herianto, Toshiki Sakakibara & Daisuke Kurabayashi

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Herianto, Sakakibara, T. & Kurabayashi, D. Artificial pheromone system using RFID for navigation of autonomous robots. J Bionic Eng 4, 245–253 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1672-6529(07)60038-9

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