A Leader-Follower Collective Motion in Robotic Swarms
摘要
Collective Motion (CM) is a basic phenomenon observed in nature, such as in birds, insects, and schooling fish. In swarm robotics, virtual links among the swarm members generate attractive and repulsive forces to attain self-organised CM behaviour. However, their manoeuvre in a cluttered environment can be challenging. Therefore, this study demonstrated the implementation of an Optimised Collective Motion (OCM) model with a Leader-Follower method to steer the swarm towards a desired position and improve its mobility. Two environmental configurations were designed to evaluate the swarm navigation while avoiding obstacles. Numerical simulations on MATLAB showed a significant performance, attaining 99% of the swarm rapidly converge while maintaining the formation cohesiveness.