Methods and apparatus for microagent control
AssigneeCity University of Hong Kong
InventorsDong SUN, Dongfang LI, Liuxi XING
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Abstract
One embodiment provides a method for controlling a microagent in a workspace. The method includes providing a plurality of magnetic sources and generating a rotating gradient magnetic field by activating the plurality of magnetic sources differently such that a driving force is created to drive the microagent towards an aggregation center in the workspace.
Claims20
A method for controlling a microagent in a workspace, comprising:
- providing a plurality of magnetic sources;
- and
- generating a rotating gradient magnetic field by activating the plurality of magnetic sources differently such that a driving force is created to drive the microagent towards an aggregation center in the workspace.
A method for controlling migration of a microagent swarm in a workspace, the microagent swarm including a plurality of microagents, the method comprising:
- generating a rotating gradient magnetic field by performing sequential activation for a plurality of magnetic sources such that a centripetal force is created to drive the microagent swarm towards an aggregation area in the workspace.
An apparatus of controlling a microagent in a workspace, comprising:
- a magnetic field generation system that includes a plurality of magnetic sources for generating a rotating gradient magnetic field in the workspace;
- and
- a controller that controls activation of the magnetic field generation system such that the rotating gradient magnetic field is generated for driving the microagent towards an aggregation center.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.