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Distributed dynamic priority assignment and motion planning for multiple mobile robots with kinodynamic constraints

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Abstract

We present a distributed on-line coordinated motion planning approach for a group of mobile robots moving amidst dynamic obstacles. The objective for the motion planning is to minimize the total distance traveled by the robots as well as the danger of deadlock. Kinematic constraints, robot-obstacle collision avoidance constraints, and velocity/acceleration constraints are explicitly considered in individual robot's motion planner. A dynamic priority based scheme is proposed to deal with pair-wise inter-robot collision constraints. In particular, we model the assignment of priority into a minimum linear ordering problem (MLOP). We prove that the objective function of the MLOP is supermodular and propose a decentralized supermodular linear ordering algorithm that interleaves dynamic priority assignment and planning for the robots, such that the overall path length and the danger of deadlock are both minimized. Simulation results are provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 American Control Conference, ACC 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages148-154
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781467386821
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 28 2016
Event2016 American Control Conference, ACC 2016 - Boston, United States
Duration: Jul 6 2016Jul 8 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings of the American Control Conference
Volume2016-July

Conference

Conference2016 American Control Conference, ACC 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston
Period07/6/1607/8/16

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