Graduation Year
2011
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Department
Mathematics
Reader 1
Rachel Levy
Reader 2
Dagan Karp
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© 2011 Georgi Dinolov
Abstract
Two methods for control of swarms are described. The first of these methods, the Virtual Attractive-Repulsive (VARP) method, is based on potentials defined between swarm elements. The second control method, or the abstraction method, is based on controlling the macroscopic characteristics of a swarm. The derivation of a new control law based on the second method is described. Numerical simulation and analytical interpretation of the result is also presented.
Recommended Citation
Dinolov, Georgi, "Swarm Control Through Symmetry and Distribution Characterization" (2011). HMC Senior Theses. 2.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/hmc_theses/2
