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Stabilisation of infinitesimally rigid formations of multi-robot networks

Laura Krick Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Mireille E. Broucke Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bruce A. Francis Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Pages 423-439 | Received 09 Jan 2008, Accepted 06 Apr 2008, Published online: 23 Feb 2009

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