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Inverse Kinematics (IK) remains a dynamic field of research, with various methods striving for speed and precision. Despite advancements, many IK techniques face significant challenges, including high computational demands and the risk of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-16 Zineb Benhmidouch , Saad Moufid , Aissam Ait Omar

Modern robotics applications require an inverse kinematics (IK) solver that is fast, robust and consistent, and that provides all possible solutions. Currently, the Franka robot arm is the most widely used manipulator in robotics research.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-18 Pablo C. Lopez-Custodio , Yuhe Gong , Luis F. C. Figueredo

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…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-10 Ho Minh Quang Ngo , Dac Dang Khoa Nguyen , Dinh Tung Le , Gavin Paul

Compared to conventional robots, flexible manipulators offer many advantages, such as faster end-effector velocities and less energy consumption. However, their flexible structure can lead to undesired oscillations. Therefore, the applied…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-10-05 Svenja Drücker , Robert Seifried

Inverse Kinematics (IK) is a core problem in robotics, in which joint configurations are found to achieve a desired end-effector pose. Although analytical solvers are fast and efficient, they are limited to systems with low…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-10-10 Cael Yasutake , Zachary Kingston , Brian Plancher

Fast inverse kinematics (IK) is a central component in robotic motion planning. For complex robots, IK methods are often based on root search and non-linear optimization algorithms. These algorithms can be massively sped up using a neural…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-05-28 Johannes Tenhumberg , Arman Mielke , Berthold Bäuml

This paper presents an advanced method for addressing the inverse kinematics and optimal path planning challenges in robot manipulators. The inverse kinematics problem involves determining the joint angles for a given position and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-12-25 Yusuke Shirato , Natsumi Oka , Akira Terui , Masahiko Mikawa

Mobile manipulation tasks remain one of the critical challenges for the widespread adoption of autonomous robots in both service and industrial scenarios. While planning approaches are good at generating feasible whole-body robot…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-11-05 Daniel Honerkamp , Tim Welschehold , Abhinav Valada

In this paper, we propose a novel trajectory optimization algorithm for mobile manipulators under end-effector path, collision avoidance and various kinematic constraints. Our key contribution lies in showing how this highly non-linear and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-04-23 Arun Kumar Singh , Andrei Ahonen , Reza Ghabcheloo , Andreas Muller

Mobile manipulators typically encounter significant challenges in navigating narrow, cluttered environments due to their high-dimensional state spaces and complex kinematics. While reactive methods excel in dynamic settings, they struggle…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-01-07 Chunxin Zheng , Yulin Li , Zhiyuan Song , Zhihai Bi , Jinni Zhou , Boyu Zhou , Jun Ma

Methods for inverse kinematics computation and path planning of a three degree-of-freedom (DOF) manipulator using the algorithm for quantifier elimination based on Comprehensive Gr\"obner Systems (CGS), called CGS-QE method, are proposed.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-07-12 Mizuki Yoshizawa , Akira Terui , Masahiko Mikawa

Singular configurations cause loss of task-space mobility, unbounded joint velocities, and solver divergence in inverse kinematics (IK) for serial manipulators. No existing survey bridges classical singularity-robust IK with rapidly growing…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-16 Vishnu Rudrasamudram , Hariharasudan Malaichamee

Industrial manipulators are normally operated in cluttered environments, making safe motion planning important. Furthermore, the presence of model-uncertainties make safe motion planning more difficult. Therefore, in practice the speed is…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-16 Bernhard Wullt , Johannes Köhler , Per Mattsson , Mikeal Norrlöf , Thomas B. Schön

Calculating the inverse kinematics (IK) is a fundamental challenge in robotics. Compared to numerical or learning-based approaches, analytical IK provides higher efficiency and accuracy. However, existing analytical approaches are difficult…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-22 Daniel Ostermeier , Jonathan Külz , Matthias Althoff

We propose an effective method for solving the inverse kinematic problem of a specific model of 6-degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) robot manipulator using computer algebra. It is known that when the rotation axes of three consecutive rotational…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-09 Takumu Okazaki , Akira Terui , Masahiko Mikawa

The solution and implementation of the inverse kinematics computation of a three degree-of-freedom (DOF) robot manipulator using an algorithm for real quantifier elimination with Comprehensive Gr\"obner Systems (CGS) are presented. The…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-04-24 Shuto Otaki , Akira Terui , Masahiko Mikawa

This paper presents the open-source robot inverse kinematics (IK) solver IK-Geo, the fastest general IK solver based on published literature. In this unifying approach, IK for any 6-DOF all-revolute (6R) manipulator is decomposed into six…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-02-20 Alexander J. Elias , John T. Wen

In this paper we present a framework that allows the motion control of a robotic arm automatically handling different kinds of safety-related tasks. The developed controller is based on a Task-Priority Inverse Kinematics algorithm that…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-05-30 Paolo Di Lillo , Filippo Arrichiello , Gianluca Antonelli , Stefano Chiaverini

In this paper, based on Dynamical Systems (DS), we present an obstacle avoidance method that take into account workspace constraint for serial manipulators. Two modulation matrices that consider the effect of an obstacle and the workspace…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-01-01 Dake Zheng , Xinyu Wu , Jianxin Pang

Solving the inverse kinematics problem is a fundamental challenge in motion planning, control, and calibration for articulated robots. Kinematic models for these robots are typically parametrized by joint angles, generating a complicated…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-12-12 Filip Marić , Matthew Giamou , Adam W. Hall , Soroush Khoubyarian , Ivan Petrović , Jonathan Kelly