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We consider the tracking of geometric paths in output spaces of nonlinear systems subject to input and state constraints without pre-specified timing requirements. Such problems are commonly referred to as constrained output path-following…
Vector field guided path following (VF-PF) algorithms are fundamental in robot navigation tasks, but may not deliver the desirable performance when robots encounter singular points where the vector field becomes zero. The existence of…
Many robotic systems allow independent control of position and orientation (pose), including omnidirectional aerial vehicles, underwater robots, and manipulator end-effectors. In many applications, these systems must follow a continuous…
Accurately following a geometric desired path in a two-dimensional space is a fundamental task for many engineering systems, in particular mobile robots. When the desired path is occluded by obstacles, it is necessary and crucial to…
In this article, we address the control problem of unicycle path following, using a rigidly attached target point. The initial path following problem has been transformed into a reference trajectory following problem, using saturated…
It is essential in many applications to impose a scalable coordinated motion control on a large group of mobile robots, which is efficient in tasks requiring repetitive execution, such as environmental monitoring. In this paper, we design a…
This paper addresses the path following control problem for scale-model fixed-wing aircraft. Kinematic guidance and dynamic control laws are developed within a single coherent framework that exploits a simple generic model of aerodynamics…
A path-following control algorithm enables a system's trajectories under its guidance to converge to and evolve along a given geometric desired path. There exist various such algorithms, but many of them can only guarantee local convergence…
Reference path following is a key component in the functioning of almost all engineered autonomous agents. Among several path following guidance methods in existing literature, vector-field-based guidance approach has got wide attention…
Using a designed vector field to control a mobile robot to follow a given desired path is intuitive and practical, and to build a rigorous theory to guide its implementation is essential. In this paper, we study the properties of a general…
In this paper, we have studied the control problem of target-point based path following for car-type vehicles. This special path following task arises from the needs of vision based guidance systems, where a given target-point located ahead…
We propose coordinating guiding vector fields to achieve two tasks simultaneously with a team of robots: first, the guidance and navigation of multiple robots to possibly different paths or surfaces typically embedded in 2D or 3D; second,…
In this paper we study a path-following problem on $R^3$ with a non-holonomic constraint. The geometric structure associated to the velocity constraint is explored, and general principles for constructing guiding vector fields are obtained,…
Vector fields are advantageous in handling nonholonomic motion planning as they provide reference orientation for robots. However, additionally incorporating curvature constraints becomes challenging, due to the interconnection between the…
Inverse kinematics is a fundamental technique for motion and positioning control in robotics, typically applied to end-effectors. In this paper, we extend the concept of inverse kinematics to guiding vector fields for path following in…
In this paper a geometric approach to the trajectory tracking control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles with thrust vectoring capabilities is proposed. The control design is suitable for aerial systems that allow to effectively decouple position…
Precise motion control of underactuated surface vessels is a crucial task in various maritime applications. In this work, we develop a nonlinear motion control strategy for surface vessels inspired by the pursuit guidance philosophy. Any…
A novel method for control of dynamical systems, proposed in the paper, ensures an output signal belonging to the given set at any time. The method is based on a special change of coordinates such that the initial problem with given…
This paper presents a robust tracking controller for tracking curvature-constrained paths by vehicles/robots with uncertain Dubins dynamics. Although Dubins paths have been widely used in vehicular and robotic applications, robust and…
In this paper we propose an algorithm for path following control of the nonholonomic mobile robot based on the idea of the guiding vector field (GVF). The desired path may be an arbitrary smooth curve in its implicit form, that is, a level…