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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Multi-Robot Preemptive Task Scheduling with Fault Recovery: A Novel Approach to Automatic Logistics of Smart Factories.

Vivian Cremer Kalempa, Luis Piardi, Marcelo Limeira, André Schneider de Oliveira

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Vivian Cremer KalempaGraduate Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), Av. Sete de Setembro, 3165, Curitiba 80230-901, PR, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9733-7352
Luis PiardiGraduate Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), Av. Sete de Setembro, 3165, Curitiba 80230-901, PR, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1627-8210
Marcelo LimeiraGraduate Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), Av. Sete de Setembro, 3165, Curitiba 80230-901, PR, Brazil.
André Schneider de OliveiraGraduate Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), Av. Sete de Setembro, 3165, Curitiba 80230-901, PR, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-8295-366X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper presents a novel approach for Multi-Robot Task Allocation (MRTA) that introduces priority policies on preemptive task scheduling and considers dependencies between tasks, and tolerates faults. The approach is referred to as Multi-Robot Preemptive Task Scheduling with Fault Recovery (MRPF). It considers the interaction between running processes and their tasks for management at each new event, prioritizing the more relevant tasks without idleness and latency. The benefit of this approach is the optimization of production in smart factories, where autonomous robots are being employed to improve efficiency and increase flexibility. The evaluation of MRPF is performed through experimentation in small-scale warehouse logistics, referred to as Augmented Reality to Enhanced Experimentation in Smart Warehouses (ARENA). An analysis of priority scheduling, task preemption, and fault recovery is presented to show the benefits of the proposed approach.

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RoboticsAlgorithmsEfficiencyModels, TheoreticalResearch Designfault recoveryMulti-Robot Preemptive Task SchedulingMulti-Robot Task Allocationsmart factorieswarehouse logistics

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PMID34640854
PMCPMC8512959

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