Formations operations

Function	Description
setFormation2D	Sets a 2D arrangement from a list of already developed basic formations
setFormation3D	Sets a 3D arrangement from a list of already developed basic formations
setAlphabet	Create words or letters with the drones

Swarm.setFormation2D(shape, N, L)

• Parameters:

  • shape: str Shape of the desired formation, based on a list of standard geometries

  • N: int Defines the number of clovers in the formation

  • L: int or float Dimension of the formation side (change for each geometry)

• Result: Defines the coordinates of a 2D simple geometry for the number of clovers in operation, the geometries are:

  • Line

  • Circle

  • Empty square

  • Full square

  • Triangle

  More details of the function and some code snippets are in the Formations section.

Swarm.setFormation3D(shape, N, L)

• Parameters:

  • shape: str Shape of the desired formation, based on a list of standard geometries

  • N: int Defines the number of clovers in the formation

  • L: int or float Dimension of the formation side (change for each geometry)

• Result: Has a similar behavior that the setFormation2D, but with 3D geometries, which are:

  • Cube

  • Pyramid

  • Sphere

  More details of the function and some code snippets are also in the Formations section.

Swarm.setAlphabet(user_input, N)

• Parameters:

  • user_input: str Shape of the desired formation, based on a list of standard geometries

  • N: int Defines the number of clovers in the formation

• Result: Creates letters and words based on the user_input and defines the drones' coordinates. The details about this function are in the Alphabet section.

In order to keep the quality of the patterns, to apply the alphabet formations a minimum amount of drones will be demanded and the code will inform it while executing