SUPERVISORY NETWORK-CENTRIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ROBOTIC OBJECTS
The paper analyzes network-centric control methods for mobile robotic groups in conditions of motion through undetermined environment. Each robot is a cyber-physical object consisting of mechatronic part and computer module, which generates commands. The use of network-centric approach allows transferring resource-intensive computing tasks in a high-performance hybrid cloud environment, which is a single point for processing of all sensory data. It allows us to use the advantages of centralized control and to manage the resources of mobile robots more effectively. In the paper we consider the task of combining the environment map. A key element of such control systems is reliable communication links. Redundancy and duplication of communication channels are used to provide a continuous connection between a mobile robot and control center.