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This paper demonstrates the ability of the harmonic potential field, HPF, planning method to generate a well-behaved constrained path for a robot with second order dynamics in a cluttered environment. It is shown that HPF-based controllers…
The main objective of this paper is to provide a tool for performing path planning at the servo level of a mobile robot. The ability to perform, in a provably correct manner, such a complex task at the servo level can lead to a large…
Harmonic potentials provide globally convergent potential fields that are provably free of local minima. Due to its analytical format, it is particularly suitable for generating safe and reliable robot navigation policies. However, for…
Simultaneous planning and control of a large variety of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is tackled using the harmonic potential field (HPF) approach. A dense reference velocity field generated from the gradient of an HPF is used to regulate…
Robotic manipulators operating in dynamic and uncertain environments require efficient motion planning to navigate obstacles while maintaining smooth trajectories. Velocity Potential Field (VPF) planners offer real-time adaptability but…
In this work a discrete counterpart to the continuous harmonic potential field approach is suggested. The extension to the discrete case makes use of the strong relation HPF-based planning has to connectionist artificial intelligence (AI).…
When a mobile robot plans its path in an environment with obstacles using Artificial Potential Field (APF) strategy, it may fall into the local minimum point and fail to reach the goal. Also, the derivatives of APF will explode close to…
This paper considers the integration of gap-based local navigation methods with artificial potential field (APF) methods to derive a local planning module for hierarchical navigation systems that has provable collision-free properties.…
Motion planning is challenging for multiple robots in cluttered environments without communication, especially in view of real-time efficiency, motion safety, distributed computation, and trajectory optimality, etc. In this paper, a…
Motion planning is a crucial aspect of robot autonomy as it involves identifying a feasible motion path to a destination while taking into consideration various constraints, such as input, safety, and performance constraints, without…
This paper suggests an integrated navigation system for an unmanned ground vehicle operating in an unknown cluttered environment. The navigator supports time-critical mobility making it possible for a mobile robot to reach a target from the…
This article extends the capabilities of the harmonic potential field approach to planning to cover both the kinematic and dynamic aspects of a robot motion. The suggested approach converts the gradient guidance field from a harmonic…
Safe navigation within a workspace is a fundamental skill for autonomous robots to accomplish more complex tasks. Harmonic potentials are artificial potential fields that are analytical, globally convergent and provably free of local…
This work presents an safe and efficient methodology for autonomous indoor exploration with aerial robots using Harmonic Potential Fields (HPF). The challenge of applying HPF in complex 3D environments rests on high computational load…
Motion planning in an autonomous agent is responsible for providing smooth, safe and efficient navigation. Many solutions for dealing this problem have been offered, one of which is, Artificial Potential Fields (APF). APF is a simple and…
Motion planning is a key tool that allows robots to navigate through an environment without collisions. The problem of robot motion planning has been studied in great detail over the last several decades, with researchers initially focusing…
This paper focuses on the motion planning for mobile robots in 3D, which are modelled by 6-DOF rigid body systems with nonholonomic kinematics constraints. We not only specify the target position, but also bring in the requirement of the…
Autonomous ground vehicle systems have found extensive potential and practical applications in the modern world. The development of an autonomous ground vehicle poses a significant challenge, particularly in identifying the best path plan,…
Reactive intelligence remains one of the cornerstones of versatile robotics operating in cluttered, dynamic, and human-centred environments. Among reactive approaches, potential fields (PF) continue to be widely adopted due to their…
In this work, a novel method for planar task and motion planning based on hybrid modeling is proposed. By virtue of a discrete variable which models local constraint satisfaction and enables local feasibility analysis, the proposed control…