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日本のロボット研究の歩みHistory of Robotics Research and Development of Japan2012Locomotion〈ロコモーション〉Decentralized Controllers for Perimeter Surveillance with Teams of Aerial Robots


Luciano C. A. PimentaUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Guilherme A. S. PereiraUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Mateus M. GonçalvesBrazilian Navy Corps of Engineers
Nathan MichaelCarnegie Mellon University
Matthew TurpinUniversity of Pennsylvania
Vijay KumarUniversity of Pennsylvania

この論文は、ロボット研究開発アーカイブ「日本のロボット研究開発の歩み」掲載論文です。

This paper presents a decentralized controller to guide a group of aerial robots to converge to and to move along a simple closed curve specified in a three-dimensional environment. This curve may be considered as a perimeter to be surveilled by the robots. The solution presented in this paper is based on an artificial vector field modulated by a collision avoidance scheme and relies only on local sensing. Proofs of asymptotic stability of the proposed controller are devised for a team of kinematically controlled rotorcrafts. Experimental results with a group of autonomous quadrotors are presented to validate the applicability and performance of the approach.

RSJ Advanced Robotics Best Paper Award in 2014.

Two manifolds {α1=0} and {α2=0} with their intersection curve Γ.
Two manifolds {α1=0} and {α2=0} with their intersection curve Γ.
The team of six quadrotors used in experimentation.
The team of six quadrotors used in experimentation.
The team of six quadrotors during an experimental trail tracking the desired curve while avoiding inter-robot collisions.
The team of six quadrotors during an experimental trail tracking the desired curve while avoiding inter-robot collisions.

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Luciano C.A. Pimenta, Guilherme A.S. Pereira, Mateus M. Goncalves, Nathan Michael, Matthew Turpin, and Vijay Kumar:Decentralized Controllers for Perimeter Surveillance with Teams of Aerial Robots

Advanced Robotics Vol.27 No.9 pp.697-709, 2013.

関連論文


1) Gonçalves, V.M., Pimenta, L.C.A., Maia, C.A., Dutra, B.C.O. and Pereira, G.A.S. 2010. Vector fields for robot navigation along time-varying curves in n-dimensions. IEEE Trans. Robot., 26: 647–659.

2) Michael, N, Mellinger, D, Lindsey, Q and Kumar, V. 2010. The GRASP multiple micro UAV testbed. IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, 17(3): 56–65.

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