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Multi-agent coverage control for enhanced geohazard monitoring: a brief review

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This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan).

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  1. School of Automation, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China

    Chao Zhai & Zhaoxu Wang

  2. Hubei Key Laboratory of Advanced Control and Intelligent Automation for Complex Systems, Wuhan, China

    Chao Zhai & Zhaoxu Wang

  3. Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Technology for Geo-Exploration, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, China

    Chao Zhai & Zhaoxu Wang

  4. Three Gorges Research Center for Geo-Hazards, Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China

    Jie Dou

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Zhai, C., Wang, Z. & Dou, J. Multi-agent coverage control for enhanced geohazard monitoring: a brief review. Control Theory Technol. 19, 418–420 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11768-021-00057-9

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