910 research outputs found
Bounded Distributed Flocking Control of Nonholonomic Mobile Robots
There have been numerous studies on the problem of flocking control for
multiagent systems whose simplified models are presented in terms of point-mass
elements. Meanwhile, full dynamic models pose some challenging problems in
addressing the flocking control problem of mobile robots due to their
nonholonomic dynamic properties. Taking practical constraints into
consideration, we propose a novel approach to distributed flocking control of
nonholonomic mobile robots by bounded feedback. The flocking control objectives
consist of velocity consensus, collision avoidance, and cohesion maintenance
among mobile robots. A flocking control protocol which is based on the
information of neighbor mobile robots is constructed. The theoretical analysis
is conducted with the help of a Lyapunov-like function and graph theory.
Simulation results are shown to demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed
distributed flocking control scheme
Mobile Formation Coordination and Tracking Control for Multiple Non-holonomic Vehicles
This paper addresses forward motion control for trajectory tracking and
mobile formation coordination for a group of non-holonomic vehicles on SE(2).
Firstly, by constructing an intermediate attitude variable which involves
vehicles' position information and desired attitude, the translational and
rotational control inputs are designed in two stages to solve the trajectory
tracking problem. Secondly, the coordination relationships of relative
positions and headings are explored thoroughly for a group of non-holonomic
vehicles to maintain a mobile formation with rigid body motion constraints. We
prove that, except for the cases of parallel formation and translational
straight line formation, a mobile formation with strict rigid-body motion can
be achieved if and only if the ratios of linear speed to angular speed for each
individual vehicle are constants. Motion properties for mobile formation with
weak rigid-body motion are also demonstrated. Thereafter, based on the proposed
trajectory tracking approach, a distributed mobile formation control law is
designed under a directed tree graph. The performance of the proposed
controllers is validated by both numerical simulations and experiments
Distributed coordinate tracking control of multiple wheeled mobile robots
In this thesis, distributed coordinate tracking control of multiple wheeled-mobile robots is studied. Control algorithms are proposed for both kinematic and dynamic models. All vehicle agents share the same mechanical structure. The communication topology is leader-follower topology and the reference signal is generated by the virtual leader. We will introduce two common kinematic models of WMR and control algorithms are proposed for both kinematic models with the aid of graph theory. Since it is more realistic that the control inputs are torques so dynamic extension is studied following by the kinematics. Torque controllers are designed with the aid of backstepping method so that the velocities of the mobile robots converge to the desired velocities. Because of the fact that in practice, the inertial parameter of WMR maybe not exactly known or even unknown, so both dynamics with and without inertial uncertainties are considered in this thesis
Robust Distributed Formation Control of UAVs with Higher-Order Dynamics
In this thesis, we introduce distributed formation control strategies to reach an intended linear formation for agents with a diverse array of dynamics. The suggested technique is distributed entirely, does not include inter-agent cooperation or a barrier of orientation, and can be applied using relative location information gained by agents in their local cooperation frames. We illustrate how the control optimized for agents with the simpler dynamic model, i.e., the dynamics of the single integrator, can be expanded to holonomic agents with higher dynamics such as quadrotors and non-holonomic agents such as unicycles and cars. Our suggested approach makes feedback saturations, unmodelled dynamics, and switches stable in the sensing topology. We also indicate that the control is relaxed as agents will travel along with a rotated and scaled control direction without disrupting the convergence to the desired formation. We can implement this observation to design a distributed strategy for preventing collisions. In simulations, we explain the suggested solution and further introduce a distributed robotic framework to experimentally validate the technique. Our experimental platform is made up of off-the-shelf devices that can be used to evaluate other multi-agent algorithms and verify them
Distributed MPC for Formation Path-Following of Multi-Vehicle Systems
The paper considers the problem of formation path-following of multiple vehicles and proposes a solution based on combining distributed model predictive control with parametrizations of the trajectories of the vehicles using polynomial splines. Introducing such parametrization leads indeed to two potential benefits: A) reducing the number of optimization variables, and b) enabling enforcing constraints on the vehicles in a computationally efficient way. Moreover, the proposed solution formulates the formation path-following problem as a distributed optimization problem that may then be solved using the alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM). The paper then analyzes the effectiveness of the proposed method via numerical simulations with surface vehicles and differential drive robotspublishedVersio
Arbitrary Configuration Stabilization Control for Nonholonomic Vehicle with Input Saturation:a c-Nonholonomic Trajectory Approach
This paper addresses the saturated stabilization control problem for nonholonomic vehicles with a novel c-nonholonomic trajectory approach on SE(2), with applications to automatic parking. Firstly, by defining the cnonholonomic configuration, a c-nonholonomic trajectory is obtained which provides a novel approach to design stabilization controller to reach an arbitrary configuration. Secondly, a global discontinuous time-invariant feedback controller with input saturation is proposed which does not involve time signal information, and its convergence is illustrated by a Lyapunov function approach. Thereafter, the motion trajectory of the proposed controller is analyzed, and the application scenario in automatic parking with the approximate desired trajectory is demonstrated. Finally, the performance of the proposed controller is validated by both numerical simulations and experiments.</p
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