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Robot manipulators operating in uncertain and non-convex environments present significant challenges for safe and optimal motion planning. Existing methods often struggle to provide efficient and formally certified collision risk…

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Reactive motion generation in dynamic and unstructured scenarios is typically subject to essentially static perception and system dynamics. Reliably modeling dynamic obstacles and optimizing collision-free trajectories under perceptive and…

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We describe a task and motion planning architecture for highly dynamic systems that combines a domain-independent sampling-based deliberative planning algorithm with a global reactive planner. We leverage the recent development of a…

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Robotics · Computer Science 2022-03-15 Zhefan Xu , Di Deng , Yiping Dong , Kenji Shimada

We present a framework for deformable object manipulation that interleaves planning and control, enabling complex manipulation tasks without relying on high-fidelity modeling or simulation. The key question we address is when should we use…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-08-31 Dale McConachie , Andrew Dobson , Mengyao Ruan , Dmitry Berenson

Collision-free motion planning for redundant robot manipulators in complex environments is yet to be explored. Although recent advancements at the intersection of deep reinforcement learning (DRL) and robotics have highlighted its potential…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-27 Fengkang Ying , Hanwen Zhang , Haozhe Wang , Huishi Huang , Marcelo H. Ang

Motion planning in high-dimensional space is a challenging task. In order to perform dexterous manipulation in an unstructured environment, a robot with many degrees of freedom is usually necessary, which also complicates its motion…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-08-03 Chao Liu , Mark Yim

In practical applications, the unpredictable movement of obstacles and the imprecise state observation of robots introduce significant uncertainties for the swarm of robots, especially in cluster environments. However, existing methods are…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-10-18 Peng Liu , Pengming Zhu , Zhiwen Zeng , Xuekai Qiu , Yu Wang , Huimin Lu

As an important branch of embodied artificial intelligence, mobile manipulators are increasingly applied in intelligent services, but their redundant degrees of freedom also limit efficient motion planning in cluttered environments. To…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-01 Chenyu Zhang , Shiying Sun , Kuan Liu , Chuanbao Zhou , Xiaoguang Zhao , Min Tan , Yanlong Huang

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…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-05-11 Javad Amiryan , Mansour Jamzad

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…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-07-20 Luka Petrović

We present an algorithm that produces a plan for relocating obstacles in order to grasp a target in clutter by a robotic manipulator without collisions. We consider configurations where objects are densely populated in a constrained and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-02-20 Jinhwi Lee , Younggil Cho , Changjoo Nam , Jonghyeon Park , Changhwan Kim

This study presents a dynamic safety margin-based reinforcement learning framework for local motion planning in dynamic and uncertain environments. The proposed planner integrates real-time trajectory optimization with adaptive gap…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-20 Tengfei Liu , Haoyang Zhong , Jiazheng Hu , Tan Zhang

Dynamic obstacle avoidance is a challenging topic for optimal control and optimization-based trajectory planning problems. Many existing works use Control Barrier Functions (CBFs) to enforce safety constraints for control systems. CBFs are…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-02-10 Shuo Liu , Yihui Mao , Calin A. Belta

This work addresses the challenge of safe and efficient mobile robot navigation in complex dynamic environments with concave moving obstacles. Reactive safe controllers like Control Barrier Functions (CBFs) design obstacle avoidance…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-12 Yifan Xue , Ze Zhang , Knut Åkesson , Nadia Figueroa

In a Human-Robot Cooperation (HRC) environment, safety and efficiency are the two core properties to evaluate robot performance. However, safety mechanisms usually hinder task efficiency since human intervention will cause backup motions…

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The Iterative Forecast Planner (IFP) is a geometric planning approach that offers lightweight computations, scalable, and reactive solutions for multi-robot path planning in decentralized, communication-free settings. However, it struggles…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-13 Hadush Hailu , Bruk Gebregziabher , Prudhvi Raj

Collision-free mobile robot navigation is an important problem for many robotics applications, especially in cluttered environments. In such environments, obstacles can be static or dynamic. Dynamic obstacles can additionally be…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-02-28 Baskın Şenbaşlar , Gaurav S. Sukhatme

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…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-06-14 Dengyu Zhang , Guobin Zhu , Qingrui Zhang

Safe motion planning for robotic systems in dynamic environments is nontrivial in the presence of uncertain obstacles, where estimation of obstacle uncertainties is crucial in predicting future motions of dynamic obstacles. The worst-case…

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