Abstract

In this paper, we present a new concept in robotics, which we call as swarm-dular robotics, by bringing together swarm robotics and modular robotics. We propose a swarm-dular quadcopter, which is a modular quadcopter, where, multiple wheeled ground robots (AGVs), which are part of a heterogenous swarm or multi-robotic(agent) system (MRS or MAS), attach/dock together to form an aerial quadcopter robot. We provide a conceptual design and demonstrate the proposed system using simulation experiments in Robot Operating System (ROS). Behavior of the system as both a swarm and a modular quadcopter UAV are demonstrated.

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