Reconfiguring Metamorphic Robots via SMT: Is It a Viable Way?

Abstract

We present a new approach to tackle the problem of lattice-type metamorphic robots reconfiguration. We base our approach on a reduction to satisfiability modulo theory (SMT). Unlike the current state-of-the-art solutions, we consider the spatial limitations of the modules themselves and produce collision-free plans. We give an in-depth description of the reduction and discuss several optimizations for our technique. We also show an experimental evaluation of our approach and list possible future improvements to our technique.