@conference {2010c-FraSteDirOri,
	title = {Distributed Target Localization and Encirclement with a Multi-robot System},
	booktitle = {7th IFAC Symposium on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles},
	year = {2010},
	month = {09/2010},
	address = {Lecce, Italy},
	abstract = {This paper presents a control scheme for localizing and encircling a target using a multi-robot system. The task is achieved in a distributed way, in that each robot only uses local information gathered by on-board relative-position sensors assumed to be noisy, anisotropic, and unable to detect the identity of the measured object. Communication between the robots is provided by limited-range transceivers.  Experimental results with stationary and Multi-robot systems, distributed control, mutual localization, encirclement.moving targets support the theoretical analysis.  
},
	keywords = {Decentralized control, Distributed algorithms, Estimation, Formation control, Multi-robot systems},
	attachments = {https://homepages.laas.fr/afranchi/robotics/sites/default/files/2010c-FraSteDirOri-preprint.pdf},
	author = {Antonio Franchi and Paolo Stegagno and Maurizio Di~Rocco and Giuseppe Oriolo}
}
@mastersthesis {60,
	title = {Decentralized Methods for Cooperative Task  Execution in Multi-robot Systems},
	year = {2009},
	month = {12/2009},
	school = {"La Sapienza" University of Rome},
	type = {PhD},
	keywords = {Coverage, Decentralized control, Distributed algorithms, Estimation, Exploration, Formation control, Localization of ground robots, Middleware for robotics, Motion control of multiple robots, Multi-robot systems, Patrolling / Surveillance, Pursuit-evasion / Clearing},
	attachments = {https://homepages.laas.fr/afranchi/robotics/sites/default/files/2009-Franchi_PhDThesis.pdf},
	author = {Antonio Franchi}
}
@conference {2007a-FraFreOriVen,
	title = {A Randomized Strategy for Cooperative Robot Exploration},
	booktitle = {2007 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation},
	year = {2007},
	month = {04/2007},
	pages = {768-774},
	address = {Rome, Italy},
	keywords = {Coverage, Decentralized control, Distributed algorithms, Multi-robot systems},
	attachments = {https://homepages.laas.fr/afranchi/robotics/sites/default/files/2007a-FraFreOriVen.pdf},
	author = {Antonio Franchi and Luigi Freda and Giuseppe Oriolo and Marilena Vendittelli}
}
