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The e-puck, a Robot Designed for Education in Engineering

Dario Floreano, Alcherio Martinoli, Francesco Mondada, Jean-Christophe Zufferey, Michael Bonani, Stéphane Magnenat, James Pugh, Adam Klaptocz, Christopher Cianci, Xavier Raemy

Mobile robots have the potential to become the ideal tool to teach a broad range of engineering disciplines. Indeed, mobile robots are getting increasingly complex and accessible. They embed elements from diverse ﬁelds such as mechanics, digital electronic ...

IPCB: Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco2009

A Fast On-Board Relative Positioning Module for Multi-Robot Systems

Alcherio Martinoli, James Pugh, Xavier Raemy, Riccardo Falconi, Cédric Favre

We present an on-board robotic module which can determine relative positions among miniature robots. The module uses high-frequency modulated infrared emissions to enable nearby robots to determine the range, bearing, and message of the sender with a rapid ...

2009

A Comparison of Casting and Spiraling Algorithms for Odor Source Localization in Laminar Flow

Alcherio Martinoli, Thomas Lochmatter, Xavier Raemy, Saurabh Indra

We compare two well-known algorithms for locating odor sources in environments with a main wind flow. Their plume tracking performance is tested through systematic experiments with real robots in a wind tunnel under laminar flow condition. We present the s ...

2008

Communication in a Swarm of Miniature Robots: The e-Puck as an Educational Tool for Swarm Robotics

Alcherio Martinoli, James Pugh, Christopher Cianci, Xavier Raemy

Swarm intelligence, and swarm robotics in particular, are reaching a point where leveraging the potential of communication within an artificial systempromises to uncover newand varied directions for interesting research without compromising the key propert ...

2007

Self-Organized Embedded Sensor/Actuator Networks for ''Smart'' Turbines

Alcherio Martinoli, Nicolaus Correll, Christopher Cianci, Xavier Raemy

Combining networks of static sensors with minimalist robotic swarms might enable a new generation of micromachinery equipped with sensor and actuator networks for inspection, maintenance, and repair. In such a scenario, limited capabilities of swarm member ...

2006