Title :
Cooperative Multi-robot Box-Pushing in a Cluttered Environment
Author :
Parra-Gonzalez, E.F. ; Ramirez-Torres, J.G.
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Tecnol. de la Inf., Centro de Investig. y Estudios Av. del IPN, Ciudad Victoria
fDate :
Sept. 30 2008-Oct. 3 2008
Abstract :
The multi-Robot box-pushing problem in cluttered environments has demonstrated to be a very complex problem with multiple practical applications. In this document we present a new strategy to solve it, inspired in the wavefront algorithm which it also includes some pertinent modifications to obtain trajectories that facilitate the box displacement for non-holonomic mobile robots. The proposed method obtains its benefits by the reduction of route distances, reducing the direction changes in the routes, and by searching the best pushing points for robots.
Keywords :
cooperative systems; multi-robot systems; box-pushing problem; cluttered environment; cooperative multirobot; wavefront algorithm; Automotive engineering; Drives; Friction; Mobile robots; Motion planning; Multirobot systems; Parallel robots; Particle swarm optimization; Robot kinematics; Robustness; Box-pushing; Multi-Robot;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Robotics and Automotive Mechanics Conference, 2008. CERMA '08
Conference_Location :
Morelos
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3320-9
DOI :
10.1109/CERMA.2008.49