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New controller HARR improves coordination in multi-agent delivery systems · 2 sources tracked

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Researchers have developed a new online controller called Handover-Aware Reservation and Routing (HARR) to address the critical challenge of coordinating payload transfers between subsystems in lifelong Multi-Agent Pickup and Delivery (MAPD) systems. This system formalizes the problem as Multi-Subsystem MAPD with Buffer-limited Handover Stations (MS-MAPD-BHS), where agents operate in separate regions and exchange payloads via shared stations with single docks and finite buffers. HARR couples per-subsystem planners with a shared dock reservation calendar and buffer occupancy projection to ensure collision-free dock use and buffer safety, achieving up to 77% higher throughput and 92% lower backlog than a fixed-dock baseline in simulations. AI

IMPACT This research could lead to more stable and efficient autonomous logistics systems by improving coordination between different operational zones.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains two identical arXiv preprints detailing a new algorithm for a robotics problem.

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Chuanlong Zang, Isabelle Barz, Anna Mannucci, Philipp Schillinger, Florian Lier, Wolfgang H\"onig ·

    Lifelong Multi-Subsystem Pickup and Delivery with Buffer-Limited Handover Stations

    arXiv:2607.17724v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Coordinating payload transfers between subsystems is a critical challenge in lifelong Multi-Agent Pickup and Delivery (MAPD). We study systems where agents are confined to separate regions and must exchange payloads through shared…

  2. arXiv cs.MA (Multiagent) TIER_1 English(EN) · Wolfgang Hönig ·

    Lifelong Multi-Subsystem Pickup and Delivery with Buffer-Limited Handover Stations

    Coordinating payload transfers between subsystems is a critical challenge in lifelong Multi-Agent Pickup and Delivery (MAPD). We study systems where agents are confined to separate regions and must exchange payloads through shared handover stations. These stations, equipped with …

  3. Hugging Face Daily Papers TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Lifelong Multi-Subsystem Pickup and Delivery with Buffer-Limited Handover Stations

    Coordinating payload transfers between subsystems is a critical challenge in lifelong Multi-Agent Pickup and Delivery (MAPD). We study systems where agents are confined to separate regions and must exchange payloads through shared handover stations. These stations, equipped with …

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