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CEC
2008
IEEE
13 years 8 months ago
A technique for the visualization of population-based algorithms
— A technique for the visualization of stochastic population–based algorithms in multidimensional problems with known global minimizers is proposed. The technique employs proje...
Konstantinos E. Parsopoulos, Voula C. Georgopoulos...
ICRA
2008
IEEE
135views Robotics» more  ICRA 2008»
14 years 2 months ago
Distributed grasp synthesis for swarm manipulation with applications to autonomous tugboats
— Assume a swarm of mobile robots is in the act of transporting a large object in the plane, by applying unilateral forces to the perimeter of that object. We address the questio...
Joel M. Esposito
IPPS
2008
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
Towards a decentralized architecture for optimization
We introduce a generic framework for the distributed execution of combinatorial optimization tasks. Instead of relying on custom hardware (like dedicated parallel machines or clus...
Marco Biazzini, Mauro Brunato, Alberto Montresor
CEC
2009
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
Gradient estimation in global optimization algorithms
Abstract— The role of gradient estimation in global optimization is investigated. The concept of a regional gradient is introduced as a tool for analyzing and comparing different...
Megan Hazen, Maya R. Gupta
CEC
2007
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
Parallel learning in heterogeneous multi-robot swarms
Abstract— Designing effective behavioral controllers for mobile robots can be difficult and tedious; this process can be circumvented by using unsupervised learning techniques w...
Jim Pugh, Alcherio Martinoli