Control and cohesion of energetic swarms

An M-Member swarm system with energetic behavior is studied in this paper. A new type of swarm controller is developed such that a swarm can follow a desired trajectory with different swarm temperatures and potential energy values. The temperature allows the internal kinetic energy of the swarm to be modulated. As the temperature increases the motion of the swarm becomes more energetic and areas are covered by the swarm in less time. The potential energy controls the size of the swarm and also provides new guarantees of energetic swarm cohesion. Simulation is used to validate the results and to demonstrate the new approach.