Autonomous robotic bridging using distributed swarm control without inter-agent communication
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This paper introduces SCARAB (Swarm-Capable Autonomous Robotic Aquatic Bridging), a system enabling unmanned surface vehicles to localize, form formations, and cross waterways without GPS or radio communications. The authors demonstrate the approach in physics-based simulations involving currents and wind, aiming to support dispersed river crossings and enhance crew survivability compared to current bridge systems.
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“urvivability, and minimize the logistics footprint compared to the current Improved Ribbon Bridge. Our methods operate without GPS or RF communications, though these can be used in non-contested environments (e.g., civilian disaster relief for flooding, etc.). We demonstrate our system via physics-engine-based simulation of several agents using unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) in the presence of currents and wind.”
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This paper introduces SCARAB (Swarm-Capable Autonomous Robotic Aquatic Bridging), a system enabling unmanned surface vehicles to localize, form formations, and cross waterways without GPS or radio communications. The authors demonstrate the approach in physics-based simulations involving currents and wind, aiming to support dispersed river crossings and enhance crew survivability compared to current bridge systems.
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