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Title: Control of nonholonomic mobile robot formations: backstepping kinematics into dynamics
Author (s): Dierks, Travis
Sarangapani, Jagannathan
Department/Lab Affiliations: Computer Science
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Engineering Management & Systems Engineering
Intelligent Systems Center
Keywords: Lyapunov methods
formation control
kinematic/dynamic controller
Issue Date: 2007
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE
Citation: Dierks, T. and Jagannathan, S. “Control of nonholonomic mobile robot formations: Backstepping Kinematics into Dynamics.” IEEE International Conference on Control Applications, 2007. CCA 2007, pp. 94-99.
Abstract: In this paper, we seek to expand framework developed to control a single nonholonomic mobile robot to include the control of formations of multiple nonholonomic mobile robots. A combined kinematic/torque control law is developed for leader-follower based formation control using backstepping in order to accommodate the dynamics of the robots and the formation in contrast with kinematic-based formation controllers. The asymptotic stability of the entire formation is guaranteed using Lyapunov theory, and numerical results are provided The kinematic controller is developed around control strategies for single mobile robots and the idea of virtual leaders. The virtual leader is replaced with a physical mobile robot leader and the assumption of constant reference velocities is removed An auxiliary velocity control is developed allowing the asymptotic stability of the followers to be proved without the use of Barbalat's Lemma which simplifies proving the entire formation is asymptotically stable. A novel approach is taken in the development of the dynamical controller such that the torque control inputs for the follower robots include the dynamics of the follower robot as well as the dynamics of its leader, and the case when all robot dynamics are known is considered.
Type: Article - Conference proceedings
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titleControl of nonholonomic mobile robot formations: backstepping kinematics into dynamics
contributor.authorDierks, Travis
contributor.authorSarangapani, Jagannathan
contributor.deptlabComputer Science
contributor.deptlabElectrical and Computer Engineering
contributor.deptlabEngineering Management & Systems Engineering
contributor.deptlabIntelligent Systems Center
contributor.sponsorU.S. Department of Education
contributor.sponsorUMR Intelligent Systems Center
subjectLyapunov methods
subjectformation control
subjectkinematic/dynamic controller
date.issued2007
publisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE
identifier.citationDierks, T. and Jagannathan, S. “Control of nonholonomic mobile robot formations: Backstepping Kinematics into Dynamics.” IEEE International Conference on Control Applications, 2007. CCA 2007, pp. 94-99.
identifier.pub.URI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CCA.2007.4389212
description.abstractIn this paper, we seek to expand framework developed to control a single nonholonomic mobile robot to include the control of formations of multiple nonholonomic mobile robots. A combined kinematic/torque control law is developed for leader-follower based formation control using backstepping in order to accommodate the dynamics of the robots and the formation in contrast with kinematic-based formation controllers. The asymptotic stability of the entire formation is guaranteed using Lyapunov theory, and numerical results are provided The kinematic controller is developed around control strategies for single mobile robots and the idea of virtual leaders. The virtual leader is replaced with a physical mobile robot leader and the assumption of constant reference velocities is removed An auxiliary velocity control is developed allowing the asymptotic stability of the followers to be proved without the use of Barbalat's Lemma which simplifies proving the entire formation is asymptotically stable. A novel approach is taken in the development of the dynamical controller such that the torque control inputs for the follower robots include the dynamics of the follower robot as well as the dynamics of its leader, and the case when all robot dynamics are known is considered.
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