Design of Visualization Simulation Software for Collaborative Formation Control of Mobile Robot Cluster

Simulation tools are important auxiliary tools for scientific research. Design method of a practical and convenient simulation software for visual simulation of collaborative formation control for mobile robot cluster was discussed in this paper. The simulation software was designed in two main parts: human-computer interaction and visualization display of algorithm simulation. The software was implemented based on Qt development platform and some key methods of design and implementation involved were detailed. The simulation results of this software under different formation control algorithms are shown to demonstrate its practicality and flexibility in applications.