?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=SwarMAV%3A+A+Swarm+of+Miniature+Aerial+Vehicles&rft.creator=De+Nardi%2C+Renzo&rft.creator=Holland%2C+Owen&rft.subject=Robotics&rft.description=As+the+MAV+(Micro+or+Miniature+Aerial+Vehicles)+field+matures%2C+we+expect+to+see+that+the+platform's+degree+of+autonomy%2C+the+information+exchange%2C+and+the+coordination+with+other+manned+and+unmanned+actors%2C+will+become+at+least+as+crucial+as+its+aerodynamic+design.+The+project+described+in+this+paper+explores+some+aspects+of+a+particularly+exciting+possible+avenue+of+development%3A+an+autonomous+swarm+of+MAVs+which+exploits+its+inherent+reliability+(through+redundancy)%2C+and+its+ability+to+exchange+information+among+the+members%2C+in+order+to+cope+with+a+dynamically+changing+environment+and+achieve+its+mission.+We+describe+the+successful+realization+of+a+prototype+experimental+platform+weighing+only+75g%2C+and+outline+a+strategy+for+the+automatic+design+of+a+suitable+controller.&rft.date=2006&rft.type=Conference+Paper&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5569%2F1%2Fbristoluav21.pdf&rft.identifier=++De+Nardi%2C+Renzo+and+Holland%2C+Owen++(2006)+SwarMAV%3A+A+Swarm+of+Miniature+Aerial+Vehicles.++%5BConference+Paper%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5569%2F