In order to operate effectively in their variable and unstructured real world environment insects employ many strategies. Generating and detecting odours is the basis of several of these strategies. It seems certain t...
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In order to operate effectively in their variable and unstructured real world environment insects employ many strategies. Generating and detecting odours is the basis of several of these strategies. It seems certain that similar techniques can be implemented to improve the competence of robotic systems. This paper describes a project to investigate transferring the pheromone trail tracking capabilities of ants to robotic systems. A robotic ant has been built and equipped with a pair of odour sensing 'antennae'. This system has been programmed with a trail following algorithm observed in the ant Lasius fuliginosus. The design of this robot, the control algorithm and results of odour trail following experiments are presented.
In this paper a class of two level systems where N linear subsystems S1, S2,…, SN in a lower hierarchical level are interconnected through a cordinator S 0 in a higher hierarchical level is considered. The model of s...
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In this paper a class of two level systems where N linear subsystems S1, S2,…, SN in a lower hierarchical level are interconnected through a cordinator S 0 in a higher hierarchical level is considered. The model of such a system is presented together with a controlling algorithm that preserves the structure of the system. The paper is mainly a survey of all related work and presents all the critical aspects of such a controlling scheme such as structural controllability, fixed modes, the algorithm itself and stability of the closed loop system.
A neural network approach is proposed for real-time collision-free motion planning of holonomic and nonholonomic car-like robots in a nonstationary environment. This model is capable of planning real-time robot motion...
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A neural network approach is proposed for real-time collision-free motion planning of holonomic and nonholonomic car-like robots in a nonstationary environment. This model is capable of planning real-time robot motion with sudden environmental changes, motion of a car with multiple targets, and motion of multiple robots. The proposed neural network model is biologically inspired, where the dynamics of each neuron in the topologically organized neural network is characterized by a shunting equation or an additive equation. There are only local connections among neurons. The real-time optimal robot motion is planned through the dynamic neural activity landscape of the neural network without explicitly searching over the free workspace nor the collision paths, without explicitly optimizing any cost functions, without any prior knowledge of the dynamic environment, without any learning process, and without any local collision checking procedures. Therefore it is computationally efficient. The stability of the neural network is guaranteed by Lyapunov stability analysis. The effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed approach are demonstrated through simulation studies.
The application of neural networks to real-time motion planning of robotic systems is studied. The proposed framework, using biologically inspired neural networks, for robot motion planning with obstacle avoidance in ...
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The application of neural networks to real-time motion planning of robotic systems is studied. The proposed framework, using biologically inspired neural networks, for robot motion planning with obstacle avoidance in a nonstationary environment is computationally efficient. The neural dynamics of each neuron in the topologically organized neural network is characterized by a simple shunting equation derived from Hodgkin and Huxley's (1952) membrane model. The real-time optimal robot motion is planned through the dynamic activity landscape of the neural network that represents the dynamic environment. The proposed model can deal with point mobile robots, manipulation robots, holonomic and nonholonomic car-like robots and multi-robot systems. The efficiency and effectiveness are demonstrated by simulation studies.
The paper addresses the problem of choosing automatically, and without user intervention, the best possible 2D image that should be used to map as a texture on polygons of a geometric model of complex scenes made of s...
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Influences of the mode truncation and the longitudinal elongation on the dynamic response of a single link flexible robotic manipulator are studied. Firstly, the relationship between the mode truncation and the inerti...
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Influences of the mode truncation and the longitudinal elongation on the dynamic response of a single link flexible robotic manipulator are studied. Firstly, the relationship between the mode truncation and the inertia matrix of the flexible manipulator dynamic equation is derived. The condition number of the inertia matrix is computed with respect to the number of mode shapes. The inertia matrix is becoming ill posed with the increasing of the mode number. Secondly, the dynamic model with longitudinal elongation is derived. The influence of the longitudinal elongation on the dynamic response, which is caused by the transversal deformation of the system, is analyzed.
A neural network approach to real-time collision-free navigation of holonomic 3-degree-of-freedom (DOF) robots in a nonstationary environment is proposed. This approach is based on a biologically inspired model for dy...
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A neural network approach to real-time collision-free navigation of holonomic 3-degree-of-freedom (DOF) robots in a nonstationary environment is proposed. This approach is based on a biologically inspired model for dynamic trajectory generation of a point robot or a multi-joint robot manipulator. The state space of the neural network is three-dimensional (3D), where two represent the spatial position in the 2D Cartesian workspace and one represents the orientation of the robot. This model is capable of generating a real-time optimal navigation path for 3-DOF robots through the dynamic neural activity landscape without explicitly optimizing any cost functions, without any learning process, and without any local collision checking procedures. Therefore it is computationally efficient. In addition, this model can deal with real-time navigation with sudden environmental changes, navigation of a robot with multiple targets, and navigation of multiple robots. The stability of the neural network is guaranteed by Lyapunov stability analysis. The effectiveness and efficiency are demonstrated through simulation studies.
A neural network model is proposed for real-time path planning with obstacle avoidance of car-like robots in a dynamic environment. Each neuron in this biologically inspired, topologically organised neural network has...
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A neural network model is proposed for real-time path planning with obstacle avoidance of car-like robots in a dynamic environment. Each neuron in this biologically inspired, topologically organised neural network has only local lateral connections. The real-time collision-free path is planned through the dynamic neural activity landscape of the neural network without explicitly searching over the free workspace nor the collision paths, without explicitly optimising any cost functions, without any prior knowledge of the dynamic environment, without any learning procedures, and without any local collision checking procedures. Therefore it is computationally efficient. The stability and convergence of the neural network system is proved using Lyapunov stability analysis. The effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed approach are demonstrated through simulation studies.
The objective of the paper is to provide a taxonomy of current research on human interactions with intelligent systems. This embodies human-computer interactions, human-machine interactions, and human-robot interactio...
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The objective of the paper is to provide a taxonomy of current research on human interactions with intelligent systems. This embodies human-computer interactions, human-machine interactions, and human-robot interactions. The research undertakings are classified based on five criteria of: research approach, application, system autonomy, interaction distance, and interaction media. Additionally, more than 150 cited references are listed in summary tables with respect to each classification category. This provides an easy guide to search for related works with certain characteristics. The intelligent systems discussed in the paper cover a wide range, including: telerobots, virtual reality, user interfaces, bio-feedback, mobile robots, intelligent interfaces, sport machines, medical technology, human-machine interfaces, entertainment, intelligent systems, computer input/output devices, human-computer interfaces, and multimedia.
In this paper, the effect of longitudinal elongation of a flexible robot manipulator is investigated using frequency analysis. The dynamic model of a flexible manipulator without longitudinal elongation is considered ...
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In this paper, the effect of longitudinal elongation of a flexible robot manipulator is investigated using frequency analysis. The dynamic model of a flexible manipulator without longitudinal elongation is considered and the basic frequency of the flexible manipulator is computed. With the increasing length and weight of the manipulator, the basic frequency decreases. The instability of the dynamic response will occur when the angular velocity exceeds the basic frequency. In order to avoid the unstable dynamics, the longitudinal elongation that is caused by the flexible deformation is considered in the dynamic model. From the frequency analysis, with the increase of angular speed of the manipulator, the basic frequency will rise.
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