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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2021
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for controlling the position of an updating agent in a decentralised multi-agent system, the method comprising: identifying a first neighbouring agent within a communicative range of the updating agent; estimating a first distance to the first neighbouring agent and a first direction to the first neighbouring agent; determining a movement direction based on the first direction to the first neighbouring agent; and determining a movement magnitude based on an activation function, the first distance to the first neighbouring agent, and a desired reference distance. The activation function is configured such that the greater the difference between the first distance to the neighbouring agent and the desired reference difference, the larger the movement magnitude. The method further comprises moving the updating agent based on the movement direction and the movement magnitude.