Singularity-free guiding vector field for robot navigation

W Yao, HG de Marina, B Lin… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In robot navigation tasks, such as unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) highway traffic monitoring,
it is important for a mobile robot to follow a specified desired path. However, most of the …

Constructive time-varying vector fields for robot navigation

AMC Rezende, VM Goncalves… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we present a methodology to compute an artificial time-varying vector field in
dimensions that defines trajectories that converge to and follow a given desired curve. The …

Spontaneous-ordering platoon control for multirobot path navigation using guiding vector fields

BB Hu, HT Zhang, W Yao, J Ding… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we propose a distributed guiding-vector-field (DGVF) algorithm for a team of
robots to form a spontaneous-ordering platoon moving along a predefined desired path in …

Guiding vector fields for the distributed motion coordination of mobile robots

W Yao, HG de Marina, Z Sun… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, 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 …

Path following control in 3D using a vector field

W Yao - Guiding Vector Fields for Robot Motion Control, 2023 - Springer
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Distributed coordinated path following using guiding vector fields

W Yao, HG de Marina, Z Sun… - 2021 IEEE International …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Adaptive path following control for miniature unmanned aerial vehicle confined to three-dimensional Dubins path: From take-off to landing

W Wu, J Xu, C Gong, N Cui - ISA transactions, 2023 - Elsevier
This study proposes a method for resolving the challenge of controlling miniature fixed-wing
unmanned aerial vehicles (MAVs) along a predetermined three-dimensional (3D) Dubins …

Topological analysis of vector-field guided path following on manifolds

W Yao, B Lin, BDO Anderson… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Distributed control for a robotic swarm to pass through a curve virtual tube

Q Quan, Y Gao, C Bai - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2023 - Elsevier
To guide a robotic swarm in a cluttered environment, a curve virtual tube is designed in this
paper. There is no obstacle within the curve virtual tube, and the area inside can be seen as …

A Survey on Passing-through Control of Multi-Robot Systems in Cluttered Environments

Y Gao, C Bai, Q Quan - arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.07082, 2023 - arxiv.org
This survey presents a comprehensive review of various methods and algorithms related to
passing-through control of multi-robot systems in cluttered environments. Numerous studies …