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Self-organization has become an intensely researched area, being considered the new control system science. Different self-organizing algorithms (bio and non-bio inspired) have been developed by scientist worldwide with general applicability in autonomous systems, multi-robot systems, autonomic networking, sensor and actor networks and mobile ad hoc networks. This paper presents a comparative analysis of basic architectures for multi-robot systems from the point of view of self-organization capabilities. We identify requirements for implementing efficiently self-organization mechanisms with high applicability in multi-robot systems.
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Lolu, IG., Stanescu, A.M. (2010). Comparative Study of Self-organizing Robotic Systems Regarding Basic Architecture. In: Camarinha-Matos, L.M., Pereira, P., Ribeiro, L. (eds) Emerging Trends in Technological Innovation. DoCEIS 2010. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 314. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11628-5_19
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