Clustering in multi-agent swarms via medium-range interaction

被引：17

作者：

Chen, Zhifu ^{[1
]}

Liao, Huimin ^{[2
]}

Chu, Tianguang ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Peking Univ, Coll Engn, State Key Lab Turbulence & Complex Syst, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China

[2] Peking Univ, Sch Phys, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China

来源：

EPL | 2011年 / 96卷 / 04期

关键词：

SYSTEM;

D O I：

10.1209/0295-5075/96/40015

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

We investigate clustering behavior in mutually interacting agent swarms. Our model consists of identical active particles governed by pairwise attractive and repulsive interactions with different effective ranges. Specifically, in addition to the usual long-range attraction and short-range repulsion, we introduce a medium-range repulsive interaction between particles to break the particle group into clusters. We analyze the effect of the competing interactions on particle radial distribution in space and present both numerical simulations and analytical estimates of the average cluster size, the average nearest-neighboring cluster distance, and the average nearest-neighboring particle distance in the same cluster, in terms of the strength and the extent of the medium-range repulsion. The results are relevant to issues concerning cluster pattern formation control of dynamic multi-agent systems. Copyright (C) EPLA, 2011

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