Citation
(2008), "Special issue on Swarm Robotics", International Journal of Intelligent Computing and Cybernetics, Vol. 1 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijicc.2008.39801caa.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2008, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Special issue on Swarm Robotics
Article Type: Call for papers From: International Journal of Intelligent Computing and Cybernetics, Volume 1, Issue 3
Scope
The focus of Swarm Robotics is to study how a swarm of relatively simple physically embodied robots can be controlled to collectively accomplish tasks that are beyond the capabilities of a single robot. The advantages of swarm robotics are that:
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complex control is achievable through simple local interactions of the swarm members;
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the results scale well with larger numbers of robots; and
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the swarm is robust to failure of individual members.
Algorithms, techniques and methods based on swarm robotics principles have been successfully applied to a wide range of complex problems. This special issue aims at exhibiting the latest research achievement, findings and ideas in the area of Swarm Robotics.
Possible topics for the issue include but are not limited to:
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Modeling and analysis.
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Coordination and control.
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Formation configuration and stabilization.
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Self-organization and self-assembly.
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Simulation tools and hardware.
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Optimization.
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Emergent behavior.
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Evolutionary swarms.
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Adaptive swarm architectures.
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Swarm communication.
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Distributed swarm applications.
Important dates
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Submission of manuscripts: January 10, 2009
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Notification of acceptance: April 20, 2009
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Submission of final papers: June 10, 2009
Submission
Please see www.emeraldinsight.com/ijicc.htm for full author guidelines for the journal. All manuscripts will undergo a double blind peer review process. Only manuscripts with minor modification will be accepted for publication. Those manuscripts in need of major revision will be forwarded to the journal office for consideration in a regular journal issue once revised. Manuscript submissions must be emailed to both guest editors:
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Professor Suranga Hettiarachchi, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR, USA. E-mail: shettiar@eou.edu, web site: http://cs.eou.edu/CSMM/surangah/
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Professor William M. Spears, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA. E-mail: wspears@cs.uwyo.edu, web site: www.cs.uwyo.edu/ ~wspears/