Motion optimization for safe robot–environment interaction with force constraints

Abstract Autonomous robotics working in the uncertain environment have drawn increasing interests from researchers. Here, an issue of online motion optimization under unknown environment is considered while preserving the safety and improving the flexible manoeuvrability of robot–environment interac...

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Main Authors: Yi Guo, Haohui Huang, Xinping Guan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-10-01
Series:IET Control Theory & Applications
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1049/cth2.12424
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description Abstract Autonomous robotics working in the uncertain environment have drawn increasing interests from researchers. Here, an issue of online motion optimization under unknown environment is considered while preserving the safety and improving the flexible manoeuvrability of robot–environment interaction. This problem is addressed by improving the conventional dynamic movement primitives (DMPs) framework with force tracking constraints. First, an initial motion is learned through the DMPs. At the stage of skill generalization, a temporal coupling term combining with force constraints scheme which is inspired by the barrier Lyapunov function and finite‐time prescribed performance is deduced and adds to the original DMPs, so as to remain the contacting force staying within a predefined limit while aligning the motion along with surface of unknown environment adaptively. In this way, not only the contacting force can be guaranteed within a safe margin, but the shape of generalizing motion is preserved. Then the convergence and stability of the proposed DMPs are proved which is grounded on Laplace transformation‐based stability analysis to ensure the performance and safety. Finally, the proposed method is instantiated combined with conventional PID controller through the compared simulations to verify its effectiveness.
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spelling doaj.art-8140429294cf458aae1b7e716e9daad32023-10-05T05:22:13ZengWileyIET Control Theory & Applications1751-86441751-86522023-10-0117152056206310.1049/cth2.12424Motion optimization for safe robot–environment interaction with force constraintsYi Guo0Haohui Huang1Xinping Guan2Department of Automation Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai ChinaDepartment of Automation Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai ChinaThe Department of Automation and also with the Key Laboratory of System Control and Information Processing Ministry of Education of China Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai ChinaAbstract Autonomous robotics working in the uncertain environment have drawn increasing interests from researchers. Here, an issue of online motion optimization under unknown environment is considered while preserving the safety and improving the flexible manoeuvrability of robot–environment interaction. This problem is addressed by improving the conventional dynamic movement primitives (DMPs) framework with force tracking constraints. First, an initial motion is learned through the DMPs. At the stage of skill generalization, a temporal coupling term combining with force constraints scheme which is inspired by the barrier Lyapunov function and finite‐time prescribed performance is deduced and adds to the original DMPs, so as to remain the contacting force staying within a predefined limit while aligning the motion along with surface of unknown environment adaptively. In this way, not only the contacting force can be guaranteed within a safe margin, but the shape of generalizing motion is preserved. Then the convergence and stability of the proposed DMPs are proved which is grounded on Laplace transformation‐based stability analysis to ensure the performance and safety. Finally, the proposed method is instantiated combined with conventional PID controller through the compared simulations to verify its effectiveness.https://doi.org/10.1049/cth2.12424autonomous roboticsdynamic movement primitivesforce tracking constrainedmotion optimizationuncertain environments
spellingShingle Yi Guo
Haohui Huang
Xinping Guan
Motion optimization for safe robot–environment interaction with force constraints
IET Control Theory & Applications
autonomous robotics
dynamic movement primitives
force tracking constrained
motion optimization
uncertain environments
title Motion optimization for safe robot–environment interaction with force constraints
title_full Motion optimization for safe robot–environment interaction with force constraints
title_fullStr Motion optimization for safe robot–environment interaction with force constraints
title_full_unstemmed Motion optimization for safe robot–environment interaction with force constraints
title_short Motion optimization for safe robot–environment interaction with force constraints
title_sort motion optimization for safe robot environment interaction with force constraints
topic autonomous robotics
dynamic movement primitives
force tracking constrained
motion optimization
uncertain environments
url https://doi.org/10.1049/cth2.12424
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