Profiling pseudonet architecture for coordinating mobile robots

Area coverage and Navigation are two fundamental requirements for robot applications. When multiple robots are fielded in a scene, coordination through communication becomes a natural pre-requisite. This paper focuses on the area coverage problem and proposes periodic exchange of state information related to location and coverage as a solution. The solution is based on Pseudonet communication architecture that enables exchange of messages between the robots by setting up a Bluetooth piconet or scatternet and maintaining the same throughout the process of covering the area. © 2007 IEEE.