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Signal source localization has been a problem of interest in the multi-robot systems domain given its applications in search & rescue and hazard localization in various industrial and outdoor settings. A variety of multi-robot search…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-07-14 Aditya Bhatt , Mary Katherine Corra , Franklin Merlo , Prajit KrisshnaKumar , Souma Chowdhury

This paper proposes a real-time approach for long-term inertial navigation based only on an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) for self-localizing wheeled robots. The approach builds upon two components: 1) a robust detector that uses…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-03-02 Martin Brossard , Axel Barrau , Silvere Bonnabel

This paper presents the Goat Optimization Algorithm (GOA), a novel bio-inspired metaheuristic optimization technique inspired by goats' adaptive foraging, strategic movement, and parasite avoidance behaviors.GOA is designed to balance…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-03-05 Hamed Nozari , Hoessein Abdi , Agnieszka Szmelter-Jarosz

Beetle antennae search (BAS) is an efficient meta-heuristic algorithm. However, the convergent results of BAS rely heavily on the random beetle direction in every iterations. More specifically, different random seeds may cause different…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2018-07-30 Jiangyu Wang , Huanxin Chen

Accurate and robust state estimation is critical for autonomous navigation of robot teams. This task is especially challenging for large groups of size, weight, and power (SWAP) constrained aerial robots operating in perceptually-degraded…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-05-30 Igor Spasojevic , Xu Liu , Alejandro Ribeiro , George J. Pappas , Vijay Kumar

Learning-assisted algorithm design often has to make reliable search decisions under small evaluation budgets, where committing to a single metaheuristic can be unreliable. We propose WASHH, a Whale-guided Adaptive Selection Hyper-Heuristic…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-05-29 Yifu Zhao , Xiaofan Zou , Junhao Wei , Yanxiao Li , Baili Lu , Zhenhong Peng , Dexing Yao , Haochen Li , Qinbin He , Sio-Kei Im , Xu Yang , Yapeng Wang

Localization of an autonomous mobile robot during planetary exploration is challenging due to the unknown terrain, the difficult lighting conditions and the lack of any global reference such as satellite navigation systems. We present a…

The advantages of millimeter-wave and large antenna arrays technologies for accurate wireless localization received extensive attentions recently. However, how to further improve the accuracy of wireless localization, even in the case of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-09-17 Yiming Liu , Erwu Liu , Rui Wang

Nowadays, we are immersed in tens of newly-proposed evolutionary and swam-intelligence metaheuristics, which makes it very difficult to choose a proper one to be applied on a specific optimization problem at hand. On the other hand, most of…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-01-27 Hamid Reza Boveiri , Raouf Khayami

This research paper addresses the challenges of exploration and navigation in unknown environments from an evolutionary swarm robotics perspective. Path formation plays a crucial role in enabling cooperative swarm robots to accomplish these…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-12-29 Lavanya Ratnabala , Robinroy Peter , E. Y. A. Charles

Heterogeneous teams of mobile robots and UAVs are offering a substantial benefit in an autonomous exploration of the environment. Nevertheless, although joint exploration scenarios for such systems are widely discussed, they are still…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-06-20 Ayush Gupta , Ekaterina Dorzhieva , Ahmed Baza , Mert Alper , Aleksey Fedoseev , Dzmitry Tsetserukou

A reliable, accurate, and affordable positioning service is highly required in wireless networks. In this paper, the novel Message Passing Hybrid Localization (MPHL) algorithm is proposed to solve the problem of cooperative distributed…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-30 Hassan Naseri , Visa Koivunen

Swarm Intelligence is a metaheuristic optimization approach that has become very predominant over the last few decades. These algorithms are inspired by animals' physical behaviors and their evolutionary perceptions. The simplicity of these…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2019-04-23 Ahmed S. Shamsaldin , Tarik A. Rashid , Rawan A. Al-Rashid Agha , Nawzad K. Al-Salihi , Mokhtar Mohammadi

With the deepening of research on the SLAM system, the possibility of cooperative SLAM with multi-robots has been proposed. This paper presents a map matching and localization approach considering the cooperative SLAM of an aerial-ground…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-12-07 Xuecheng Xu , Zexi Chen , Jiaxin Guo , Yue Wang , Yunkai Wang , Rong Xiong

Localization accuracy is of paramount importance for the proper operation of underwater optical wireless sensor networks (UOWSNs). However, underwater localization is prone to hostile environmental impediments such as drifts due to the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-12-24 Nasir Saeed , Abdulkadir Celik , Mohamed-Slim Alouini , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri

The present work provides a new approach to solve the well-known multi-robot co-operative box pushing problem as a multi objective optimization problem using modified Multi-objective Particle Swarm Optimization. The method proposed here…

Robotics · Computer Science 2012-06-25 Arnab Ghosh , Avishek Ghosh , Arkabandhu Chowdhury , Amit Konar , R. Janarthanan

Optimization algorithms for wireless systems play a fundamental role in improving their performance and efficiency. However, it is known that the complexity of conventional optimization algorithms in the literature often exponentially…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-04 Rafael Cerna Loli , Bruno Clerckx

A novel meta-heuristic algorithm, Egret Swarm Optimization Algorithm (ESOA), is proposed in this paper, which is inspired by two egret species' (Great Egret and Snowy Egret) hunting behavior. ESOA consists of three primary components:…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-08-01 Zuyan Chen , Adam Francis , Shuai Li , Bolin Liao , Dunhui Xiao

This study addresses a critical gap in the literature regarding the use of Swarm Intelligence Optimization (SI) algorithms for client selection in Federated Learning (FL), with a focus on cybersecurity applications. Existing research…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-12-02 Koffka Khan , Wayne Goodridge

Image pattern recognition is an important area in digital image processing. An efficient pattern recognition algorithm should be able to provide correct recognition at a reduced computational time. Off late amongst the machine learning…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-12-08 Lei Shi , Rui Guo , Yuchen Ma