@misc { , title = {Towards exogenous fault detection in swarm robotic systems}, abstract = {It has long been assumed that swarm systems are robust, in the sense that the failure of individual robots will have little detrimental effect on a swarm’s overall collective behaviour. However, Bjerknes and Winfield [1] have recently shown that this is not always the case, particularly in the event of partial failures (such as motor failure). The reliability modelling in [1] shows that overall system reliability rapidly decreases with swarm size, therefore this is a problem that cannot simply be solved by adding more robots to the swarm. Instead, future large-scale swarm systems will need an active approach to dealing with failed individuals if they are to achieve a high level of fault tolerance.}, isbn = {978-3-662-43644-8}, pages = {429-430}, publicationstatus = {Published}, url = {https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/816919}, volume = {8069}, keyword = {Bristol Robotics Laboratory, swarm robotics, fault detection}, year = {2014}, author = {Millard, Alan G. and Timmis, Jon and Winfield, Alan F.T.} editor = {Natraj, A and Cameron, S and Melhuish, C and Witkowski, M} }