Real-time Obstacle Avoidance for Silvermate Robot

  • Choi, Kyung-Hyun (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cheju National University) ;
  • Kim, Chang-Jong (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cheju National University) ;
  • Nong, Minh-Ngoc (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cheju National University)
  • Published : 2007.05.30

Abstract

This paper proposes the Elastic Force application on the obstacle avoidance of the Silvermate Robot. The method deals with the problem associated with the Silvermate robot driving to a goal configuration as avoiding obstacles. The initial trajectory of a robot is determined by a motion planner, and the trajectory modification is accomplished by adjusting the control points. The control points are obtained based on the elastic force approach. Consequently the trajectory of a robot is incrementally modified to maintain a smooth and adaptive trajectory in an environment with obstacles. The suggested algorithm drivers the robot to obstacle avoid in real-time. Finally, the simulation studies are carried out to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach

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