This paper addresses the problem of achieving a balanced distribution of autonomous vehicles across a locally connected topology of areas. Motivated by a cooperative autonomous air vehicle mission scenario that requires the performance of extended surveillance over distances large enough to impede vehicle-to-vehicle communication, the proposed algorithm allows the group to achieve the desired distribution of vehicles through the use of a special set of coordination vehicles
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American Control Conference, 2006
Date of Conference: 14-16 June 2006