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Geometric stabilization of virtual linear nonholonomic constraints

Optimization and Control 2024-11-05 v1

Abstract

In this paper, we give sufficient conditions for and deduce a control law under which a mechanical control system converges exponentially fast to a virtual linear nonholonomic constraint that is control invariant via the same feedback control. Virtual constraints are relations imposed on a control system that become invariant via feedback control, as opposed to physical constraints acting on the system. Virtual nonholonomic constraints, similarly to mechanical nonholonomic constraints, are a class of virtual constraints that depend on velocities rather than only on the configurations of the system.

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@article{arxiv.2411.01692,
  title  = {Geometric stabilization of virtual linear nonholonomic constraints},
  author = {Alexandre Anahory Simoes and Anthony Bloch and Leonardo Colombo and Efstratios Stratoglou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.01692},
  year   = {2024}
}
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