Swarm Robots and their Applications

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Presented By
S.Abhishek (315126512148)
G.Yamuna (315126512201)
S.Pavan kumar (315126512180)
P.John Sarika(315126512189)

Under The Guidance Of

Mr. A. Lakshmi Narayana
M.Tech,(Ph.D)
OUTLINE:
 Abstract
 Motivation
 Introduction
 What is Swarn Robots?
 Methodology
 Applications
 Monthly Work Plan
 Conclusion
 References
ABSTRACT:
In the present era, where technology is making its way to the highest
point, there is no requirement for human to do every small aspect
that helps him support this survival. There is no requirement for
humans to lift heavy loads and to meet up their consequences such
as backbone injuries etc..., Where these small functionalities can be
done by the extra- terrestrials namely Robots. Swarm Robots is a
developing technology. The word ”swarm” refers to working as a
group. We have four robots in which is there is a master and other
robot as slave. The robots are generally classified into two namely
1)Explorer robots and 2)Carrier Robots.The explorer robots first
traverse through the entire path from the source to the destination.
They send the informaton about the terrain to the carrier robots and
they act accordingly. Thus the slave works according to the
commands of the master. They are designed in such a way to
undergo location even on rough terrains. Thus the tasks get
accomplished easily in a much more effective way.
MOTIVATION:
Studies have revealed that there exists no centralized coordination
mechanisms behind the synchronized operation of social insects, yet
their system-level functioning is robust, flexible and scalable. Such
properties are acknowledged to be desirable for also multi-robot
systems, and can be stated as motivations for the swarm robotics
approach:
• Robustness requires that the swarm robotic system should be able
to continue to operate,although at a lower performance, despite
failures in the individuals, or disturbances in the environment. As
anyone who tried to extinguish an ant raid into his kitchen would
agree, social insects are extremely difficult to get rid of.
• Flexibility requires the swarm robotic system to have the ability to
generate modularized solutions to different tasks.
• Scalability requires that a swarm robotic system should be able to
operate under a wide range of group sizes. That is, the coordination
mechanisms that ensure the operation of the swarm should be
relatively undisturbed by changes in the group sizes.
 INTRODUCTION:
• The life of every human has changed drastically over a decade.In the
current scenario it is not possible for a human to do petty works like
auto-mobilizing a material from one place to another or from source to
destination.
• Swarm robotics aim is reducing the burden of human,it also reduces the
threat post by a human of handling of any particular object. So this
increase the security along with reducing the burden.
• We imply two kinds of robots i.e,Explorer robot in which mainly focus
the activities of the leader, Carrier robot in which follows the
commands of the explorer robot. Explorer robot can be known as
MASTER and Carrier robot can be known as slave.
• These Swarm robots have the characteristics of sturdlines, scalabilty,
effectiveness in the operaton,fault tolorence,adaptablity to the terrain
etc.
• Swarm robots can be used in present scenario like agriculture
applications, military applications, medical applications etc..,.
WHAT IS SWARM ROBOTS?

• Swarm robotics is a new approach to the

coordination of multirobot systems which consist
of large numbers of mostly simple
physical robots.
• It is supposed that a desired collective behavior
emerges from the interactions between the robots
and interactions of robots with the environment.
• This approach emerged on the field of artificial
swarm intelligence, as well as the biological
studies of insects, ants and other fields in nature,
where swarm behaviour occurs.
METHODOLOGY:
• Locomotion
• Wireless communication
• Directional movement
• Clamping mechanism
BLOCK DIAGRAM:

Control System at the Slave- bot end Control System at the Master- bot end
APPLCATIONS:
• The future of medicine
• Ripe for robots Bayer crop scene
• Military applications
THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE:
RIPE FOR ROBOTS-BAYER-CROP
SCENCE
MILITARY APPLICATIONS
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

• ADVANTAGES:
 Improved performance
 Task enablement
 Distributed sensing
• DISADVANTAGES:
 Interference
 Uncertinity other robots intensions
M0NTHLY WORK PLAN:
MONTH ACTIVITY STASUS

SEPTEMBER Selection of project Completed

OCTOBER Purchasing components Completed

required for project

NOVEMBER We learned about our We are working on it

project

DECEMBER Assembling components pending

JANUARY Testing the project pending

 CONCLUSION:
• Swarm robotics is a relatively new researching area
inspired from swarm intelligence and robotics. Although a
number of researches have been proposed. The authors
hereby proposed several fundamental problems to solve in
future before the system can really be adopted in
everyday life. How can the cooperative schemes inspired
from the nature swarms integrate with the limited sensing
and computing abilities for a desired swarm level
behaviour . Finally, how to design a swarm of robots with
low cost and limited abilities which has the potential to
show great swarm level intelligence through carefully
designed cooperation.
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