Integrating swarm intelligence with bayesian networks for continuous UAV-based surveillance in dynamic environments

The loss of wildlife due to illegal poaching activity poses threats on both the survival of iconic animal species and the livelihood of local communities. This research proposes a distributed surveillance model in which a UAV swarm autonomously coordinates continuous surveillance in a dynamic environment. The adaptive behaviour of poachers has...

Automatic Design of Verifiable Robot Swarms

The paradigm of swarm robotics aims to enable several independent robots to collaborate together toward collective goals. The distributed nature of a swarm, whereby each robot acts independently in accordance with its perceived environment, is expected to provide the system with a high degree of flexibility, robustness, and scalability. However,...

Zwermintelligentie voor een Self-Deploying Sensor Swarm

Dit document beschrijft de ontwikkeling van een simulator voor een Self-Deploying Sensor Swarm (SDSS). Daarnaast worden er ook twee mogelijke vormen van zwermintelligentie geïmplementeerd. Dit project is een onderdeel van een opdracht voor het Bachelor afstudeerproject op de TU Delft. Deze opdracht betreft het maken van een demonstratie van een...

Ant Colony Optimization for Control

The very basis of this thesis is the collective behavior of ants in colonies. Ants are an excellent example of how rather simple behavior on a local level can lead to complex behavior on a global level that is beneficial for the individuals. The key in the self-organization of ants is communication through pheromones. When an ant forages for...