A Survey on Swarm Robotics for Area Coverage Problem

Author:

Muhsen Dena Kadhim1,Sadiq Ahmed T.1,Raheem Firas Abdulrazzaq2ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Computer Science Department, University of Technology—Iraq, Baghdad 10066, Iraq

2. Control & Systems Engineering Department, University of Technology—Iraq, Baghdad 10066, Iraq

Abstract

The area coverage problem solution is one of the vital research areas which can benefit from swarm robotics. The greatest challenge to the swarm robotics system is to complete the task of covering an area effectively. Many domains where area coverage is essential include exploration, surveillance, mapping, foraging, and several other applications. This paper introduces a survey of swarm robotics in area coverage research papers from 2015 to 2022 regarding the algorithms and methods used, hardware, and applications in this domain. Different types of algorithms and hardware were dealt with and analysed; according to the analysis, the characteristics and advantages of each of them were identified, and we determined their suitability for different applications in covering the area for many goals. This study demonstrates that naturally inspired algorithms have the most significant role in swarm robotics for area coverage compared to other techniques. In addition, modern hardware has more capabilities suitable for supporting swarm robotics to cover an area, even if the environment is complex and contains static or dynamic obstacles.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Computational Mathematics,Computational Theory and Mathematics,Numerical Analysis,Theoretical Computer Science

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