Resource sharing in distributed robotic systems based on a wirelessmedium access protocol (CSMA/CD-W)
Wang, J.; Premvuti, S.
Intelligent Robots and Systems apos;94. apos;Advanced Robotic Systems and the Real Worldapos;, IROS apos;94. Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ/GI International Conference on
Volume 2, Issue , 12-16 Sep 1994 Page(s):784 - 791 vol.2
Digital Object Identifier   10.1109/IROS.1994.407549
Summary:Resource sharing is crucial in any multi-agent systems, a distributed robotic system (DRS) is not an exception. A new, general strategy of sharing multiple, discrete resources with predetermined capacities under the model of distributed robotic systems (DRS) is proposed. It is based upon a media access protocol, CSMA/CD-W (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection for Wireless), which supports wireless inter-robot communication among multiple autonomous mobile robots without using any centralized mechanism. This resource sharing strategy is derived based on the fact that with the single, time-multiplexed communication channel, asynchronous events for requesting and releasing resources are effectively serialized. It is shown that the control protocol is effective, efficient, reliable and robust

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