Congress 776
Author/s
  • Francisco Javier Marín, Jorge Casillas, Manuel Mucientes, Aksel Andreas Transeth, Sigurd Aksnes Fjerdingen, and Ingrid Schjolberg
DOI
Source
  • 4th International Conference Intelligent Robotics and Applications. Aachen, Germany. 2011
Research Areas

Learning Intelligent Controllers for Path-Following Skills on Snake-Like Robots

Multi-link wheeled robots provide interesting opportunities within many areas such as inspection and maintenance of pipes or vents. A key functionality in order to perform such operations is that the robot can follow a predefined path fast and accurately. In this paper we present an algorithm to learn the path-following behavior for a set of motion primitives. These primitives could then be used by a planner in order to construct longer paths. The algorithm is divided into two steps: an example-based stage for controller learning, and a controller tuning stage, based on an objective function and simulations of the path-following process. The path-following controllers have been tested with a simulator of a multi-link robot in several complex paths, showing an excellent performance.
Keywords: Path-following, snake-like robot, multi-link mobile robot, fuzzy control.
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