DARS-SWARM2021: THE 15TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON DISTRIBUTED AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC SYSTEMS 2021 AND THE 4TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SWARM BEHAVIOR AND BIO-INSPIRED ROBOTICS 2021
PROGRAM

Days: Tuesday, June 1st Wednesday, June 2nd Thursday, June 3rd Friday, June 4th

Tuesday, June 1st

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10:30-12:00 Session 1A1D: DARS online 1
10:30
Errors in Collective Robotic Construction (abstract)
11:00
Optimal Multi-Robot Perimeter Defense Using Flow Networks (abstract)
11:30
Classification-Aware Path Planning of Network of Robots (abstract)
10:30-16:50 Session Dod1: DARS on-demand 1: Planning and Control
10:30
Generating Goal Configurations for Scalable Shape Formation in Robotic Swarms (abstract)
10:30
Leading a Swarm with Signals (abstract)
10:30
Byzantine Fault Tolerant Consensus for Lifelong and Online Multi-Robot Pickup and Delivery (abstract)
10:30
Decentralized Multi-Robot Planning in Dynamic 3D Workspaces (abstract)
10:30
Optimized Direction Assignment in Roadmaps for Multi-AGV Systems Based on Transportation Flows (abstract)
10:30-16:50 Session Dod2: DARS on-demand 2: Modularity and Connectivity
10:30
Datom: a Deformable Modular Robot for Building Self-Reconfigurable Programmable Matter (abstract)
10:30
The Impact of Network Connectivity on Collective Learning (abstract)
10:30
On the Communication Requirements of Decentralized Connectivity Control - a Field Experiment (abstract)
10:30
Behavioral Simulations of Lattice Modular Robots with VisibleSim (abstract)
10:30
Evolving Robust Supervisors for Robot Swarms in Uncertain Complex Environments (abstract)
10:30-16:50 Session Dod3: DARS on-demand 3: Localization
10:30
Distributed Cooperative Localization with Efficient Pairwise Range Measurements (abstract)
10:30
Robust Localization for Multi-Robot Formations: an Experimental Evaluation of an Extended GM-PHD Filter (abstract)
10:30
Opportunistic Multi-Robot Environmental Sampling via Decentralized Markov Decision Processes (abstract)
10:30
A PHD Filter Based Localization System for Robotic Swarms (abstract)
10:30-16:50 Session Dod4: DARS on-demand 4: Intelligence
10:30
An Innate Motivation to Tidy Your Room: Online Onboard Evolution of Manipulation Behaviors in a Robot Swarm (abstract)
10:30
Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning and Individuality Analysis for Cooperative Transportation with Obstacle Removal (abstract)
10:30
Battery Variability Management for Swarms (abstract)
10:30
Spectral-Based Distributed Ergodic Coverage for Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Search (abstract)
10:30
Multi-Agent Deception in Attack-Defense Stochastic Game (abstract)
10:30
Tractable Planning for Coordinated Story Capture: Sequential Stochastic Decoupling (abstract)
10:30-16:50 Session Sod1: SWARM on-demand 1: Engineering 1
10:30
Swarm Escape! : an Escape Room Experience to Engage the Public in Swarm Robotics (abstract)
10:30
Adaptive Self-Organization for Swarm Robot Applied to Crystal Growth (abstract)
10:30
Multimodal Optimization by Particle Swarm Optimization with Graph-Based Speciation Using Β-Relaxed Relative Neighborhood Graph (abstract)
10:30
Dynamic Coverage of a Flood Area by Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (abstract)
10:30
On the (Im)Possibility of Leading a Swarm to a Desired Consensus in Static and Dynamic Settings (abstract)
10:30
Formation Tracking and Searching Control of Multiple Quadrotors (abstract)
10:30
Model-Based Event-Triggered Formation Control for Multi-Agent System with Estimator (abstract)
10:30
Augmented Reality for Human-Swarm Interaction in a Swarm-Robotic Chemistry Simulation (abstract)
10:30
Characterization of Flexural Properties of an Extensile Artificial Muscle (abstract)
10:30
Multiple Cooperative Searchers for Aerial Surveillance (abstract)
10:30
On the Distributivity of Multi-Agent Markov Decision Processes for Mobile-Robotics (abstract)
10:30-16:50 Session Sod2: SWARM on-demand 2: Engineering 2
10:30
Application of Neural Ordinary Differential Equations to the Prediction of Multi-Agent Systems (abstract)
10:30
Stochastic Behaviours for Retrieval of Storage Items Using Simulated Robot Swarms (abstract)
10:30
A Learned Encircling Strategy for Robot Swarm Pursuit-Evasion Against a Superior Evader (abstract)
10:30
Towards Optimized Distributed Multi-Robot Printing: an Algorithmic Approach (abstract)
10:30
The Impact of Disturbances on Consensus Decision Making in Collective Agent Systems (abstract)
10:30
Stand by Me: Learning to Keep Cohesion in the Navigation of Heterogeneous Swarms (abstract)
10:30
Collision-Free Velocity Tracking of a Moving Ground Target by Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (abstract)
10:30
Emergent Behavior in Swarms with on-Board Sensing Using Universal Global Inputs (abstract)
10:30
Development of Tensegrity-Spine Joints Realizing Instantaneous Motions with a Mechanical-Action Potential (abstract)
10:30
Dynamic Occupancy Grid Map by Sensor Fusion of LiDAR, Radar and Digital Map Using Evidential Mapping for Automated Driving (abstract)
10:30
Proposal of a Novel Creeping Mechanism by Using Twisting Motion for Soft Robot (abstract)
10:30-16:50 Session Sod3: SWARM on-demand 3: Biology
10:30
Single Ants May Go Against the Flows on the Ant Trail After Joining on the Crowds (abstract)
10:30
Walking Trajectories of Pillbugs in Similar Species (abstract)
10:30
Emergent Ordering of Microswimmers in Smectic Liquid Crystals (abstract)
10:30
Experimental Removal of the Top-Ranked Individual Activates Vocalization of the Low-Ranked Individuals in a Captive Group of Crows (abstract)
10:30
Herd Guidance by Multiple Sheep Dogs (abstract)
10:30
Robustness of Collective Scenting in the Presence of Physical Obstacles (abstract)
10:30
Corralled Active Brownian Particles: Whirligig Beetles Show a Density Dependent Speed with MIPS-like, Co-Existing High and Low Density Phases (abstract)
10:30
Bottom-up Models of Swarming and the Entropy of Visual States (abstract)
10:30
Mutual Anticipation in Human Crowds (abstract)
10:30
A Mechanistic Model for Collective Alarm Response in Social Ant Colonies (abstract)
10:30-16:50 Session SodOS1: SWARM on-demand OS1: Motion Analysis and Control of Advanced Robotic Systems
10:30
Control and Analysis of Sliding Limit Cycle Walking on Low-Friction Road Surface (abstract)
10:30
Generation of Sliding Limit Cycle Gait for 3-Link Point-Footed Biped with Instantaneous Stance-Leg Exchange (abstract)
10:30
Quasi-Passive Dynamic Biped Walking Based on Entrainment Effect (abstract)
10:30
Modeling and Analysis of Semicircular-Footed Compass-like Biped Robot with Entrainment-Based Control (abstract)
10:30
Basic Experiment and Data Analysis of Transportation of Loupe-Shaped Object Using Shaft Rotational Friction (abstract)
10:30
Motion Analysis for Sliding Robot with Inclined Telescopic Upper Link (abstract)
10:30
Gait Analysis of Biped Robot with Semicircular Feet Only on Front Side Driven by Sinusoidal Hip Torque (abstract)
10:30
Boundary Crisis by Heteroclinic Tangency in Passive Dynamic Walking (abstract)
10:30
A Novel Bifurcation in Hybrid Dynamical Systems: Towards the Analysis of Walk, Run, and Fall in Human Locomotion (abstract)
10:30-16:50 Session SodOS2: SWARM on-demand OS2: Recent Advances in Snake Robots
10:30
Gait of a Snake Robot Using Spiral Stairs Function on a Pipe with Branches (abstract)
10:30
Port-Controlled Hamiltonian Approach for Robust Control of Snake Robots (abstract)
10:30
A Snake with the Mind of a Worm (abstract)
10:30
Estimating Gait Parameters of a Snake Robot Using an Extended Kalman Filter for Moving in a Pipe (abstract)
10:30
Shape-Based Compliance Control for a Snake Robot Moving in a Pipe with Different Diameter (abstract)
10:30-16:50 Session SodOS3: SWARM on-demand OS3: Swarm Engineering
10:30
Evolving Echo State Networks for Generating Collective Behavior of a Robotic Swarm (abstract)
10:30
MBEANN Approach for Evolving Cooperative Transport by a Robotic Swarm (abstract)
10:30
Generating Collective Step-Climbing Behavior Using a Multi-Legged Robotic Swarm (abstract)
10:30
Learning Coordinated Motions of a Robotic Swarm to Follow a Teleoperated Robot (abstract)
10:30
Formation Control of Two-Wheeled Mobile Robots Keeping Constant Distance to Wall (abstract)
10:30
Movement Control of Cyborg Insects for Fast Exploration of a Collapsed Building (abstract)
10:30
Model of a One-Way Car-Sharing System with Real-Time Pricing (abstract)
10:30
Performance Analysis of Chemotaxis-Inspired Coverage Controllers for Multi-Agent Systems (abstract)
15:20-16:50 Session 1P1D: DARS online 2
15:20
Monitoring and Mapping of Crop Fields with UAV Swarms Based on Information Gain (abstract)
15:50
A Discrete Model of Collective Marching on Rings (abstract)
16:20
Map Learning via Adaptive Region-Based Sampling in Multi-Robot Systems (abstract)
17:00-18:00 Session 1SP1: Keynote Speech 1
17:00
Rigidity Graph Theory for Understanding Animal and Robot Formation Movements (abstract)
18:10-19:10 Session 1SP2: Keynote Speech 2
18:10
Understanding of Superorganisms: Collective Behavior, Differentiation and Social Organization (abstract)
Wednesday, June 2nd

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04:00-06:30 Session 2A0OS5: SWARM online OS5: Multi-scale Instrumentation of Biological Swarms
04:00
Multi-Level Instrumentation of Bivouac Thermoregulation: Current Methods and Future Directions (abstract)
04:15
Beyond Tracking: Using Deep Learning to Discover Novel Interactions in Biological Swarms (abstract)
04:30
Reconstructing Configurations of Zooplankton Aggregations and Their Biogenic Flows with 3D Scanning Velocimetry (abstract)
04:45
Monitoring Traffic in the Transport Networks of Arboreal Ants (abstract)
05:00
How to Effectively Sample to Estimate Distributions of Behavioral States and Transitions in Social Insects (abstract)
05:15
Long-Term Tracking and Classification of Individual Behavior in Bumble Bee Colonies (abstract)
05:30
A Customizable, Low-Cost Alternative for Distributed 2D Flow Sensing in Swarms (abstract)
05:45
Use of a Customizable, Disassemblable X-Ray CT Scanner for in-the-Field Imaging of Social Insect-Made Structures (abstract)
06:00
Automated Entrance Monitoring of Managed Bumble Bees (abstract)
06:15
Fire Ant Rafts Are Unstable (abstract)
10:00-12:00 Session 2A1S: SWARM online 1
10:00
Dynamics of Cooperative and Non-Cooperative Relationships Built Through Indirect Reciprocity in a Realistic Acquaintance Network (abstract)
10:30
On the Distance Distribution from Captured Targets to the Chasers in Group Chase and Escape (abstract)
11:00
OS3: Consensus Control of Multi-Hopping-Rover Systems (abstract)
11:30
OS3: Design of an Experimental Platform to Control Simple Swarm Robots from Environmental Stimuli (abstract)
10:30-12:00 Session 2A1D: DARS online 3
10:30
ReactiveBuild: Environment-Adaptive Self-Assembly of Amorphous Structures (abstract)
11:00
Collective Transport via Sequential Caging (abstract)
11:30
Processes for a Colony Solving the Best-of-N Problem Using a Bipartite Graph Representation (abstract)
12:40-14:40 Session 2P1D: DARS online 4
12:40
Decentralized Navigation in 3D Space of a Robotic Swarm with Heterogeneous Abilities (abstract)
13:10
Using Reinforcement Learning to Herd a Robotic Swarm to a Target Distribution (abstract)
13:40
Preservation of Giant Component Size After Robot Failure for Robustness of Multi-Robot Network (abstract)
14:10
Swarm Localization Through Cooperative Landmark Identification (abstract)
12:40-14:40 Session 2P1S: SWARM online 2
12:40
OS3: Proposal of Minimal Approach on Swarm Navigation with Heterogeneity (abstract)
13:10
OS3: Shepherding Algorithm for Agents with Heterogeneous Sensitivities (abstract)
13:40
Analyzing Predation Risk Through Spatial Locations in Wild Anubis Baboons (Papio anubis) (abstract)
14:10
Localization of a Snake-like Robot with the Position Information of Links in Contact with the Ground (abstract)
14:50-16:50 Session 2P2S: SWARM online 3
14:50
Analysis of Swarm Deformability Change with Control Barrier Function (abstract)
15:20
Cooperative Movement Based Path Planning with a Mobile Robot in a Multi-Agent Environment Using Deep Reinforcement Learning (abstract)
15:50
Using Deep Learning for Rehabilitation Exercise Based on Brain-Machine Interaction with Wearable Robot (abstract)
16:20
Concept of a Description-Based Approach to Represent Manipulation Actions in Multi-Agent Interaction (abstract)
17:00-18:00 Session 2SP1: Plenary Speech 1
17:00
Controlling Cell Fate Specification System Based on Network Structure (abstract)
18:10-19:10 Session 2SP2: Invited Speech 1
18:10
Modeling and Control of Underwater Snake Robots (abstract)
Thursday, June 3rd

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10:00-12:00 Session 3A1S: SWARM online 4
10:00
Firefly-Inspired Vocabulary Generator for Communication in Multi-Agent Systems (abstract)
10:30
OS2: Snake Robot Locomotion with Locked-Joint and Free-Joint Failures (abstract)
11:00
OS2: Head Trajectory Tracking Control of a Snake-like Robot with Prismatic Joints (abstract)
11:30
OS2: On the Tegotae-Based Control of Snake Locomotion -- Limitation and Possible Solution (abstract)
12:40-14:40 Session 3P1S: SWARM online 5
12:40
OS1: Dynamical Analysis of the Effect of Fore-Hind Offset of the Center of Mass on Bounding Gait (abstract)
13:10
OS1: A Minimalistic Model for an Arc-Shaped Sliding Locomotion Robot with Wobbling Mass (abstract)
13:40
OS1: Modeling and Analysis of a Passive Dynamics Walker with Wobbling Mass (abstract)
14:10
OS1: Simple Model Analysis on Effects of Spine Movement on Quadrupedal Bounding (abstract)
14:50-16:50 Session 3P2S: SWARM online OS4: Embodied Swarm Intelligence and Artificial Life
14:50
Introduction of OS4: Embodied Swarm Intelligence and Artificial Life (abstract)
14:55
Phenotypic Inheritance of Dynamical Traits in Growing Populations of Tetrahymena (abstract)
15:20
Entire Tracking Analysis of Honeybees' Hive Dynamics (abstract)
15:45
Demonstration - Co-creating soft robot avatars to expand access to creative spaces (abstract)
16:10
Invited Keynote - Swarms for People (abstract)
17:00-18:00 Session 3SP1: Plenary Speech 2
17:00
Robotic Self-Reconfiguration, Self-Repair, and Self-Replication (abstract)
18:10-19:10 Session 3SP2: Invited Speech 2
18:10
Studying Feral Horse Behavior from the Sky (abstract)
Friday, June 4th

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10:00-12:00 Session 4A1S: SWARM online 6
10:00
Dynamics of Mosquito Swarms over a Moving Marker (abstract)
10:30
Constrained H-Infinity Consensus with Nonidentical Constraints (abstract)
11:00
Simple Mathematical Model for COVID-19 Outbreak Considering Economic Activities (abstract)
11:30
Visible Light Communication for Robotic Swarms (abstract)
12:40-14:40 Session 4P1S: SWARM online 7
12:40
Encoding-Decoding-Based Min-Consensus Control (abstract)
13:10
Swarm Robots Using a New Levy Walk Generator in Targets Exploration (abstract)
13:40
Continuum Model Simulation and Congestion Reduction Control of Four-Directional Pedestrian Flows Assuming Scramble Crossing (abstract)
14:10
Heterogeneous Boid Model Comprised of Agents with Variable Sensor Area (abstract)
14:50-16:50 Session 4P2S: SWARM online 8
14:50
Collective Transport of Arbitrarily Shaped Objects Using Robot Swarms (abstract)
15:20
Decentralized Task Allocation in Multi-Robot Exploration with Position Sharing Only (abstract)
15:50
Distributed Formation and Orientation Control for Multi-Robot Systems via Local Frames (abstract)
16:20
Parameter Tuning Facilitates the Evolution of Diverse Tunneling Patterns in Termites (abstract)
17:00-18:00 Session 4SP1: Plenary Speech 3
17:00
Investigating Animal Locomotion Using Biorobots (abstract)
18:10-19:10 Session 4SP2: Keynote Speech 3
18:10
Understanding the Division of Labor in Ants by Trade Theories (abstract)
19:10-19:40 Closing Ceremony
  • Summary of DARS-SWARM2021
  • Award ceremony
  • Announcement of DARS2022, SWARM2022
  • Closing remarks