Optimization techniques for Multi-Robot Task Allocation problems: Review on the state-of-the-art

H Chakraa, F Guérin, E Leclercq, D Lefebvre - Robotics and Autonomous …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the last years, Multi-Robot Systems (MRS) have experienced considerable recognition
due to various possible real-world applications. Multi-Robot Task Allocation (MRTA) is …

A Systematic Literature Review on Multi-Robot Task Allocation

A KA, U Subramaniam - ACM Computing Surveys, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Muti-Robot system is gaining attention and is one of the critical areas of research when it
comes to robotics. Coordination among multiple robots and how different tasks are allocated …

A convex optimization approach to multi-robot task allocation and path planning

T Lei, P Chintam, C Luo, L Liu, GE Jan - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
In real-world applications, multiple robots need to be dynamically deployed to their
appropriate locations as teams while the distance cost between robots and goals is …

A two-stage reinforcement learning-based approach for multi-entity task allocation

A Gong, K Yang, J Lyu, X Li - Engineering Applications of Artificial …, 2024 - Elsevier
Task allocation is a key combinatorial optimization problem, crucial for modern applications
such as multi-robot cooperation and resource scheduling. Decision makers must allocate …

[HTML][HTML] Distributed dynamic task allocation for unmanned aerial vehicle swarm systems: A networked evolutionary game-theoretic approach

Z Zhang, J Jiang, XU Haiyan, WA Zhang - Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 2024 - Elsevier
Task allocation is a key aspect of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) swarm collaborative
operations. With an continuous increase of UAVs' scale and the complexity and uncertainty …

Solving the Multi-robot task allocation with functional tasks based on a hyper-heuristic algorithm

F Yan, K Di - Applied Soft Computing, 2023 - Elsevier
Multi-robot task allocation (MRTA) problem is a classical problem in multi-robot systems. The
most common assumption in MRTA is that all the tasks need to be completed with the time …

A new method for improving the fairness of multi-robot task allocation by balancing the distribution of tasks

Y Msala, O Hamed, M Talea… - Journal of Robotics and …, 2023 - journal.umy.ac.id
This paper presents an innovative task allocation method for multi-robot systems that aims to
optimize task distribution while taking into account various performance metrics such as …

A multi-objective teaching-learning-based optimizer for a cooperative task allocation problem of weeding robots and spraying drones

CH Wang, QK Pan, XP Li, HY Sang, B Wang - Swarm and Evolutionary …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, both intelligent robots and drones have been widely used in agriculture. This
paper studies a cooperative task allocation problem of weeding robots and spraying drones …

A Novel Multi-Robot Task Assignment Scheme Based on a Multi-Angle K-Means Clustering Algorithm and a Two-Stage Load-Balancing Strategy

J You, J Jia, X Pang, J Wen, Y Shi, J Zeng - Electronics, 2023 - mdpi.com
A practical task assignment is one of the core issues of a multi-robot system. In this paper, a
multi-robot task assignment strategy based on load balancing is proposed to effectively …

A hypervolume-based evolutionary algorithm for rescue robot assignment problem of nuclear accident

C Wen, P Huang, S Shi, L Li - Applied Intelligence, 2023 - Springer
Robots usually carry out rescue tasks after nuclear accidents due to harsh environmental
conditions such as radiation, high temperatures, and pressure. The assignment of rescue …