...Joseph Z. Ben-Asher; Michael Wetzler; Elon D. Rimon The time-optimal path problem for a point mass mobile robot is considered. Given initial and target states, we seek the time optimal path subject to the following constraints: (1) A limitation on its maximal linear acceleration; (2) a speed...

.... As a comparison, a rule-based blade control algorithm was also designed and implemented. The experimental results with the best optimal controller demonstrated a 33% increase in the average material removal rate compared to the rule-based controller. mobile robots dozer bulldozing hybrid dynamic systems...

...M. de Villiers; N. S. Tlale In this paper, a refined control model for a Mecanum-wheeled mobile robot is developed and presented. Available control models in literature for Mecanum-wheeled mobile robots are based on a simplification which defines the contact point of the wheel on the ground...

... be useful for autonomous robotic systems involving marine and air vehicles. aircraft closed loop systems continuous time systems damping differential equations linear systems marine vehicles mobile robots oscillators path planning structural engineering time-varying systems The problem...

... helicopters mobile robots motion control nonlinear control systems optimal control position control vehicle dynamics Research in the topic of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control is highly motivated and has a very renewed interest as the commercial demand for such vehicles is growing rapidly...

.... 18 10 2009 31 08 2010 09 03 2011 09 03 2011 geometry mobile robots multi-agent systems path planning position control robot dynamics real-time trajectory generation dynamic feasibility autonomous control multi-agent systems constrained dynamics distributed...

... on Intelligent Control , pp. 1420 – 1425 . Baranov , S. , 1997 , “ Synthesis of Control Units for Mobile Robots ,” Second EUROMICRO Workshop on Advanced Mobile Robots , pp. 80 – 86 . Schiller , I. , and Draper , J. , 1991 , “ Mission Adaptable Autonomous Vehicles ,” IEEE Conference...

... 2010 22 02 2011 22 02 2011 biomechanics mobile robots muscle pneumatic actuators propellants Pneumatic artificial muscle is a class of musclelike actuator that contracts under pressure, exerting a pulling force over the external load. The most well-known pneumatic muscle...

... vehicle with an underactuated three-link manipulator. 05 09 2008 13 11 2009 02 02 2010 02 02 2010 control system synthesis design engineering mobile robots motion control position control torsion In this section, we derive the equations of motion of a mobile...

... in club rotational angle, ( c ) error in arm angular velocity, and ( d ) error in club angular velocity 08 06 2006 20 07 2007 29 02 2008 mobile robots motion control sport impedance control mechanical impedance golf swing robot swing motion A large amount...

... present simulations that illustrate how vehicle negotiations can consistently lead to near-optimal assignments provided that the utilities of the vehicles are designed appropriately. 31 03 2006 01 04 2007 artificial intelligence game theory mobile robots optimisation vehicles...

... 16 04 2006 10 01 2007 cooperative systems decentralised control mobile robots multi-robot systems path planning remotely operated vehicles In recent years, there has been a growing interest in employing teams of uninhabited air vehicles (UAVs) for various...

.... Finally, we also obtain some results that show some aspects of system behavior that is invariant with respect to finite switching of connections. Simulation experiments are given in support of the analytical results. 15 04 2006 30 11 2006 distributed control mobile robots telerobotics...

..., simulations, and experimental validations are presented for our dynamic model and controller, plus the Velocity and Acceleration Cones . 24 09 2004 05 04 2006 mobile robots robot kinematics robot dynamics path planning actuators nonlinear control systems velocity acceleration...

...Xiaorui Zhu; Mark A. Minor; Sungyong Park A distributed robust controller for Compliant Framed wheeled Modular Mobile Robots (CFMMR) is studied in this paper. This type of wheeled mobile robot uses rigid axles coupled by compliant frame modules to provide both full suspension and enhanced steering...

... powerful but not too expensive camera with high speed data processing ability appears. Furthermore, the mobile robot “Pioneer 3-DXe” adopted in this paper is encapsulated so well that no application programming interfaces are provided for direct motor control. So, to verify the proposed algorithm...

.... , and Flach , J. , 2003 , Control Theory for Humans: Quantitative Approaches to Modeling Performance , Lawrence Erlbaum Associates , Mahwah, NJ , p. 379 . 02 04 2005 30 11 2005 haptic interfaces telerobotics mobile robots The addition of haptic feedback to virtual...

...Giulio Reina; Mario M. Foglia; Annalisa Milella; Angelo Gentile Ground autonomous mobile robots have important applications, such as reconnaissance, patrol, planetary exploration, and military applications. In order to accomplish tasks on rough terrain, control and planning methods must consider...

... performing similar tasks. 07 02 2005 14 11 2005 haptic interfaces robot dynamics path planning mobile robots inertia ellipse apparent inertia passive robot cobot effective mass When a human user interacts with a passive manipulandum, or more generally with a robot...

...Kevin B. Fite; Jason E. Mitchell; Eric J. Barth; Michael Goldfarb This paper describes the modeling and control of a proportional-injector direct-injection monopropellant-powered actuator for use in power-autonomous human-scale mobile robots. The development and use of proportional (as opposed...