多智能体协作优化杂乱空间重排,显著缩短完成时间。
Multi-Agent Monte Carlo Tree Search for Makespan-Efficient Object Rearrangement in Cluttered Spaces
- 中心化任务分配+异步执行,避免等待延迟
- 在复杂任务中使完工时间减少超过30%
- 适合仓库、救援等真实多机器人场景
在仓库、家庭和救援现场等复杂杂乱环境中进行物体重排规划是一项常见挑战。以往研究多针对单调任务,而现实任务常为非单调——物体相互遮挡,需临时移至中间位置才能到达目标。此时,多智能体有效协作可大幅缩短任务完成时间。本文提出一种新型通用框架:中心化、异步多智能体蒙特卡洛树搜索(CAM-MCTS),用于高效率的完工时间优化重排规划。该方法结合中心化任务分配(各智能体知晓彼此动作以实现全局优化)与异步执行策略(基于一步前瞻成本估计,在合适时机接手新任务,而非等待他人),有效减少空闲时间,避免不必要的同步延迟,提升系统整体效率。我们在多种杂乱环境中的单调与非单调任务上评估了CAM-MCTS,结果表明其相比强基线持续降低完工时间。最后,我们在真实多智能体系统上验证了该方法,在不同配置下均表现出有效性与鲁棒性。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Object rearrangement planning in complex, cluttered environments is a common challenge in warehouses, households, and rescue sites. Prior studies largely address monotone instances, whereas real-world tasks are often non-monotone-objects block one another and must be temporarily relocated to intermediate positions before reaching their final goals. In such settings, effective multi-agent collaboration can substantially reduce the time required to complete tasks. This paper introduces Centralized, Asynchronous, Multi-agent Monte Carlo Tree Search (CAM-MCTS), a novel framework for general-purpose makespan-efficient object rearrangement planning in challenging environments. CAM-MCTS combines centralized task assignment-where agents remain aware of each other's intended actions to facilitate globally optimized planning-with an asynchronous task execution strategy that enables agents to take on new tasks at appropriate time steps, rather than waiting for others, guided by a one-step look-ahead cost estimate. This design minimizes idle time, prevents unnecessary synchronization delays, and enhances overall system efficiency. We evaluate CAM-MCTS across a diverse set of monotone and non-monotone tasks in cluttered environments, demonstrating consistent reductions in makespan compared to strong baselines. Finally, we validate our approach on a real-world multi-agent system under different configurations, further confirming its effectiveness and robustness.
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