A dϕ-Strategy: Facilitating Dual-Formation Control of a Virtually Connected Team
Joint Authors
Sharma, Bibhya
Vanualailai, Jito
Prasad, Avinesh
Source
Journal of Advanced Transportation
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-09-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper describes the design of new centralized acceleration-based controllers for the multitask problem of motion planning and control of a coordinated lead-carrier team fixed in a dual-formation within an obstacle-ridden environment.
A dϕ-strategy, where d and ϕ are Euclidean measures with respect to the lead robot, is developed to ensure virtual connectivity of the carrier robots to the lead robot.
This connectivity, built into the system itself, inherently ensures globally rigid formation between each lead-carrier pair of the team.
Moreover, a combination of target configuration, dϕ-strategy, orientation consensus, and avoidance of end-effector of robots results in a second, locally rigid formation (not infinitesimally rigid).
Therefore, for the first time, a dual-formation control problem of a lead-carrier team of mobile manipulators is considered.
This and other kinodynamic constraints have been treated simultaneously via the overarching Lyapunov-based control scheme, essentially a potential field method favored in the field of robotics.
The formulation of this new scheme, demonstrated effectively via computer simulations, is timely, given that the current proposed engineering solutions, allowing autonomous vehicles on public roads, include the development of special lanes imbued with special sensors and wireless technologies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sharma, Bibhya& Vanualailai, Jito& Prasad, Avinesh. 2017. A dϕ-Strategy: Facilitating Dual-Formation Control of a Virtually Connected Team. Journal of Advanced Transportation،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-17.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sharma, Bibhya…[et al.]. A dϕ-Strategy: Facilitating Dual-Formation Control of a Virtually Connected Team. Journal of Advanced Transportation No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1171091
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sharma, Bibhya& Vanualailai, Jito& Prasad, Avinesh. A dϕ-Strategy: Facilitating Dual-Formation Control of a Virtually Connected Team. Journal of Advanced Transportation. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1171091
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1171091