Path Planning for Underactuated Dubins Micro-robots Using Switching Control

In this paper, we develop an optimal path planning strategy for under-actuated Dubins micro-robots. Such robots are non-holonomic robots constrained to move along circular paths of fixed curvature clockwise or counter-clockwise. Our objective is to investigate the coverage and optimal path problems,...

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Main Authors: An, Y., Xu, C., Lin, Qun, Loxton, Ryan, Teo, Kok Lay
Other Authors: Youxian Sun
Format: Conference Paper
Published: IEEE 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30597
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author An, Y.
Xu, C.
Lin, Qun
Loxton, Ryan
Teo, Kok Lay
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Xu, C.
Lin, Qun
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description In this paper, we develop an optimal path planning strategy for under-actuated Dubins micro-robots. Such robots are non-holonomic robots constrained to move along circular paths of fixed curvature clockwise or counter-clockwise. Our objective is to investigate the coverage and optimal path problems, as well as multi-robot cooperation, for a switching control scheme. Our methods are based on elementary geometry and optimal control techniques. The results in this paper show that the trajectories of micro-robots can cover the entire two-dimensional plane, and that the proposed switching control scheme allows multiple robots to cooperate. In addition, we deduce the minimum-time path under the switching control scheme by converting the robot model into the traditional Dubins vehicle model.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-305972023-02-13T08:01:33Z Path Planning for Underactuated Dubins Micro-robots Using Switching Control An, Y. Xu, C. Lin, Qun Loxton, Ryan Teo, Kok Lay Youxian Sun Qing-Guo Wang In this paper, we develop an optimal path planning strategy for under-actuated Dubins micro-robots. Such robots are non-holonomic robots constrained to move along circular paths of fixed curvature clockwise or counter-clockwise. Our objective is to investigate the coverage and optimal path problems, as well as multi-robot cooperation, for a switching control scheme. Our methods are based on elementary geometry and optimal control techniques. The results in this paper show that the trajectories of micro-robots can cover the entire two-dimensional plane, and that the proposed switching control scheme allows multiple robots to cooperate. In addition, we deduce the minimum-time path under the switching control scheme by converting the robot model into the traditional Dubins vehicle model. 2013 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30597 10.1109/ICCA.2013.6565059 IEEE fulltext
spellingShingle An, Y.
Xu, C.
Lin, Qun
Loxton, Ryan
Teo, Kok Lay
Path Planning for Underactuated Dubins Micro-robots Using Switching Control
title Path Planning for Underactuated Dubins Micro-robots Using Switching Control
title_full Path Planning for Underactuated Dubins Micro-robots Using Switching Control
title_fullStr Path Planning for Underactuated Dubins Micro-robots Using Switching Control
title_full_unstemmed Path Planning for Underactuated Dubins Micro-robots Using Switching Control
title_short Path Planning for Underactuated Dubins Micro-robots Using Switching Control
title_sort path planning for underactuated dubins micro-robots using switching control
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30597