
Chapter 5
BEECLUST: A Swarm
Algorithm Derived from
Honeybees
Derivation of the Algorithm,
Analysis by Mathematical Models,
and Implementation on a Robot
Swarm
Thomas Schmickl and Heiko Hamann
Contents
5.1 Motivation................................................................. 96
5.1.1 FromSwarmIntelligenceto SwarmRobotics..................... 96
5.1.2 FromBiological InspirationstoRoboticAlgorithms ............. 99
5.1.3 ModelingtheSwarm .............................................. 100
5.2 OurBiological Inspiration ................................................ 101
5.3 Analyzing Some Basic Results of the Observed Features of the Bee’s
Behavior ................................................................... ...