5 papers
A Kinetic Theory of Encounter-Based Information Propagation in Multi-Robot Systems
Alkesh K. Srivastava, Philip Dames
Multi-robot systems cannot assume persistent network connectivity. We study this problem through target tracking, where performance depends on how quickly target information is sen…
Bayesian Networks for Path-Based Sensors: Gathering Information and Path Planning in Communication Denied Environments
Alkesh K. Srivastava, George P. Kontoudis, Donald Sofge +1
A "path-based sensor" produces a single observation along a continuous path. For example, a boolean path-based sensor returns a single "1" if an event of interest is detected at an…
Relay-Based Coordination for Energy-Efficient Multi-Robot Pickup and Delivery
Alkesh K. Srivastava, Jared Michael Levin, Philip Dames
We consider the problem of delivering multiple packages from a single depot to distinct goal locations using a homogeneous fleet of robots with limited carrying capacity. We propos…
DELIVER: A System for LLM-Guided Coordinated Multi-Robot Pickup and Delivery using Voronoi-Based Relay Planning
Alkesh K. Srivastava, Jared Michael Levin, Alexander Derrico +1
We present DELIVER (Directed Execution of Language-instructed Item Via Engineered Relay), a fully integrated framework for cooperative multi-robot pickup and delivery driven by nat…
Behaviorally Adaptive Multi-Robot Hazard Localization in Failure-Prone, Communication-Denied Environments
Alkesh K. Srivastava, Aamodh Suresh, Carlos Nieto-Granda
We address the challenge of multi-robot autonomous hazard mapping in high-risk, failure-prone, communication-denied environments such as post-disaster zones, underground mines, cav…