Distributed field mapping for mobile sensor teams using a derivative‐free optimisation algorithm

Abstract The authors propose a distributed field mapping algorithm that drives a team of robots to explore and learn an unknown scalar field using a Gaussian Process (GP). The authors’ strategy arises by balancing exploration objectives between areas of high error and high variance. As computing hig...

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Published in:	IET Cyber-systems and Robotics
Main Authors:	Tony X. Lin, Jia Guo, Said Al‐Abri, Fumin Zhang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2024-06-01
Subjects:	environment sensing multi‐robot systems
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1049/csy2.12111

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