An Approach to Environmental Cleanup Through Conceptual Autonomous Technology

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2024

Authors

Balsa, C (Author) Other; Otero Espinar, V (Author) Other; Sílvio Gama (Author) FCUP

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Authenticus ID: P-013-X04

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-1814-6_57

Abstract (EN): This work presents a mathematical toy model for a process of garbage collection encompassing the coordination of a vast array of autonomous devices, where each device needs only a few trajectory adjustments. This simplified conceptual model serves as a valuable tool for both educational and initial research purposes. In this model, each autonomous device is represented by a passive particle, while the environmental currents are depicted by the dynamic behavior of point vortices on a spherical surface. In order to maintain device autonomy, a system of piecewise constant controls is utilized, which involves a limited set of predetermined switching points to adjust the trajectory. Each control incurs an energy expense, and the model aims to minimize this cost by solving a nonlinear optimization problem. The preliminary findings suggest the presence of multiple potential trajectories for autonomous devices, each associated with different energy costs. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 9