We present a random-profile approach to treat the optimal free-trajectory planning problem
for nonholonomic wheeled mobile robots subjected to move in a constrained workspace …

Motion planning plays an important role in the performance optimization of legged robots.
This paper presents a method to minimize the impact force and energy consumption …

This paper presents a new method to plan minimum cost movements for non-redundant
robotic manipulators along prescribed geometric paths while tacking into account various …

A simple direct method is applied to solve the problem of optimal trajectory generation for
serial manipulators under electro-mechanical constraints. The goal is to increase the robot …

In this paper, the dynamic load-carrying capacity (DLCC) of cooperating mobile robots is
investigated. The term, cooperating mobile robot, means a wheeled mobile base with …

An iterative algorithm to minimize energy loss in kinematic chains is proposed. This
algorithm is designed to low level of control where variables such as terminal states …

In this paper, a trajectory planning method of a mobile manipulator is presented. The
problem is known to be complex in particular when dynamics is taken into account. Our …

In this work a comparison between an optimal power consumption algorithm proposed by
the authors and two classical methods for the generation of trajectories is discussed. The …

A method is described for collision-free motion planning of a first manipulator with closed
kinematics. The method includes defining a dynamic optimization problem, solving the …

O presente trabalho visa à modelagem e ao controle ótimo de um robô quadrúpede
autônomo. Devido a variações na topologia e nos graus de liberdade do robô ao longo do …