用大模型+影响力共识实现多无人机稳定编队
LLM-Flock: Decentralized Multi-Robot Flocking via Large Language Models and Influence-Based Consensus
- 每架无人机用大模型生成局部编队计划,通过影响力共识迭代优化
- 仿真中相比旧方法收敛更快,物理实验验证了真实场景可行性
- 适合对自主性要求高的分布式机器人系统研究者
近年来,大型语言模型(LLMs)在问题理解与推理方面展现出强大能力。受此启发,研究者开始探索将LLMs作为多机器人编队控制的去中心化决策者。然而,先前研究表明,直接应用LLMs常导致行为不稳定或不一致,机器人可能坍缩至位置中心或完全发散,原因包括幻觉推理、逻辑矛盾和协调意识不足。为此,我们提出一种新框架,将LLMs与基于影响力的计划共识协议相结合。每个机器人独立使用自身LLM生成向目标编队的局部计划,并通过考虑对邻近机器人影响的去中心化共识协议迭代优化计划。该过程在完全去中心化下引导系统达成一致且稳定的群体编队。我们在包含先进闭源模型(如o3-mini、Claude 3.5)和开源模型(如Llama3.1-405b、Qwen-Max、DeepSeek-R1)的全面仿真中评估该方法,结果表明其在稳定性、收敛性和适应性方面显著优于以往基于LLM的方法。进一步在一群Crazyflie无人机上进行了物理实验,验证了该框架在真实多机器人系统中的可行性和有效性。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Large Language Models (LLMs) have advanced rapidly in recent years, demonstrating strong capabilities in problem comprehension and reasoning. Inspired by these developments, researchers have begun exploring the use of LLMs as decentralized decision-makers for multi-robot formation control. However, prior studies reveal that directly applying LLMs to such tasks often leads to unstable and inconsistent behaviors, where robots may collapse to the centroid of their positions or diverge entirely due to hallucinated reasoning, logical inconsistencies, and limited coordination awareness. To overcome these limitations, we propose a novel framework that integrates LLMs with an influence-based plan consensus protocol. In this framework, each robot independently generates a local plan toward the desired formation using its own LLM. The robots then iteratively refine their plans through a decentralized consensus protocol that accounts for their influence on neighboring robots. This process drives the system toward a coherent and stable flocking formation in a fully decentralized manner. We evaluate our approach through comprehensive simulations involving both state-of-the-art closed-source LLMs (e.g., o3-mini, Claude 3.5) and open-source models (e.g., Llama3.1-405b, Qwen-Max, DeepSeek-R1). The results show notable improvements in stability, convergence, and adaptability over previous LLM-based methods. We further validate our framework on a physical team of Crazyflie drones, demonstrating its practical viability and effectiveness in real-world multi-robot systems.
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