Performance Evaluation of AODV and DSDV for Implementing Robot Swarm Performance Evaluation of AODV and DSDV for Implementing Robot Swarm

In Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks, routing the datatowards a destination node is the most fundamental task.Different routing protocols have been proposed consideringspecific appli cation and scenario characteristics. The constantchange in the positions of the nodes make this task challenging.In the proposed work, a set of agents, here referred to robots,are made to converge towards each other and an externalstimulus, fire, using software based sensors that detect heatwithout knowing prior positions of other robots and starting offat random positions. Agents use input from their peers to makeand modify individual decisions which allows for better synergy,more informed and efficient path finding, collision avoidance,etc. For accomplishing this objective, Particle SwarmOptimization(PSO), a population based approach in solvingoptimization problems, requires an efficient routing protocolwhich is fast and reliable making the best use of the feeblehardware that comprise the robots. The robots require frequentcommunication with each other and they have performed wellwhen paired with the routing protocol AODV as compared toDSDV and the simulations performed have given promisingresults