creators_name: Holland, Owen
creators_name: Woods, John
creators_name: De Nardi, Renzo
creators_name: Clarck, Adrian
editors_name:  Arabshahi, P.
editors_name: Martinoli, A.
type: confpaper
datestamp: 2007-05-28
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:56:51
metadata_visibility: show
title: Beyond swarm intelligence: The Ultraswarm
ispublished: pub
subjects: comp-sci-robot
full_text_status: public
keywords: Mobile - Wireless Communications, Miniature helicopter, Swarm Robotics
abstract: This paper explores the idea that it may be possible to
combine two ideas – UAV flocking, and wireless cluster
computing – in a single system, the UltraSwarm. The
possible advantages of such a system are considered, and
solutions to some of the technical problems are identified.
Initial work on constructing such a system based around
miniature electric helicopters is described.
date: 2005
date_type: published
publisher: IEEE
refereed: TRUE
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citation:   Holland, Owen and Woods, John and De Nardi, Renzo and Clarck, Adrian  (2005) Beyond swarm intelligence: The Ultraswarm.  [Conference Paper]     
document_url: http://cogprints.org/5572/1/SIS2005copyright.pdf